Blackthorn Mining Bee vs French snowflake

Andrena varians compared with Acis nicaeensis

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while French snowflake is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	French snowflake
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Andrenidae	Amaryllidaceae
Genus	Andrena	Acis
Species	Andrena varians	Acis nicaeensis

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

French snowflake

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	French snowflake
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.

French snowflake

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.