Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Grassleaf spurge

Andrena varians compared with Euphorbia graminea

Key Differences

Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Grassleaf spurge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Grassleaf spurge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Andrenidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Andrena	Euphorbia
Species	Andrena varians	Euphorbia graminea

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Grassleaf spurge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Grassleaf spurge
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.

Grassleaf spurge

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Nigeria), Asia (India, Israel, Taiwan), Europe (Italy, Sweden), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Palau), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.