Blackthorn Mining Bee vs green heather

Andrena varians compared with Erica scoparia

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while green heather is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	green heather
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Andrenidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Andrena	Erica
Species	Andrena varians	Erica scoparia

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

green heather

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	green heather
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 heather

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia and Netherlands.

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.