Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Green ash, Red ash

Andrena varians compared with Fraxinus pennsylvanica

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Green ash, Red ash is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Green ash, Red ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Andrenidae	Oleaceae
Genus	Andrena	Fraxinus
Species	Andrena varians	Fraxinus pennsylvanica

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Green ash, Red ash

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Green ash, Red ash
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.

Green ash, Red ash

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Kenya), Asia (Armenia, Iraq), Europe (22 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Uruguay).

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 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden