Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Four-Lined Silverfish

Andrena varians compared with Ctenolepisma lineata

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Four-Lined Silverfish is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Four-Lined Silverfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Zygentoma (Zygentoma)
Family	Andrenidae	Lepismatidae
Genus	Andrena	Ctenolepisma
Species	Andrena varians	Ctenolepisma lineata

Evolutionary Relationship

Blackthorn Mining Bee and Four-Lined Silverfish share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Four-Lined Silverfish

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Four-Lined Silverfish
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.

Four-Lined Silverfish

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden