Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Gophertail lovegrass

Andrena varians compared with Eragrostis ciliaris

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Gophertail lovegrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Gophertail lovegrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Andrenidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Andrena	Eragrostis
Species	Andrena varians	Eragrostis ciliaris

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Gophertail lovegrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Gophertail lovegrass
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.

Gophertail lovegrass

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Burundi, Guinea), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (Costa Rica, Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Palau), and South America (5 countries).

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