Blackthorn Mining Bee vs green peach aphid

Andrena varians compared with Myzus persicae

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	green peach aphid
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Andrenidae	Aphididae
Genus	Andrena	Myzus
Species	Andrena varians	Myzus persicae

Evolutionary Relationship

Blackthorn Mining Bee and green peach aphid share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

green peach aphid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	green peach aphid
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 peach aphid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Cyprus, Taiwan, United Arab Emirates), Europe (33 countries), and South America (Chile, Venezuela).

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 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden