Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Giant Trillium

Andrena varians compared with Trillium chloropetalum

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Giant Trillium is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Giant Trillium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Andrenidae	Melanthiaceae
Genus	Andrena	Trillium
Species	Andrena varians	Trillium chloropetalum

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Giant Trillium

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Giant Trillium
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.

Giant Trillium

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Sweden.

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 1 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden