Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Forsythia

Andrena varians compared with Forsythia suspensa

Key Differences

Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Forsythia is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Forsythia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Andrenidae	Oleaceae
Genus	Andrena	Forsythia
Species	Andrena varians	Forsythia suspensa

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Forsythia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Forsythia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blackthorn Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Forsythia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Armenia, Japan), Europe (14 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Blackthorn Mining Bee

The Blackthorn Mining Bee (Andrena varians) is a species in the genus Andrena. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.