Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Gray rupturewort

Andrena varians compared with Herniaria incana

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Gray rupturewort is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Gray rupturewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Andrenidae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Andrena	Herniaria
Species	Andrena varians	Herniaria incana

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Gray rupturewort

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Gray rupturewort
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.

Gray rupturewort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Czech Republic, Poland, and United States.

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.