Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Great Crestwort

Andrena varians compared with Lophocolea bispinosa

Key Differences

Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Great Crestwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Great Crestwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Andrenidae	Lophocoleaceae
Genus	Andrena	Lophocolea
Species	Andrena varians	Lophocolea bispinosa

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Great Crestwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Great Crestwort
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.

Great Crestwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (6 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.