Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Fragrant Honeysuckle

Andrena varians compared with Lonicera fragrantissima

Key Differences

Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Fragrant Honeysuckle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Fragrant Honeysuckle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Andrenidae	Caprifoliaceae
Genus	Andrena	Lonicera
Species	Andrena varians	Lonicera fragrantissima

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Fragrant Honeysuckle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Fragrant Honeysuckle
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.

Fragrant Honeysuckle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Armenia), Europe (Croatia, Italy, Norway), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.