Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Hairy Snakefern

Andrena varians compared with Microgramma piloselloides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Hairy Snakefern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Andrenidae	Polypodiaceae
Genus	Andrena	Microgramma
Species	Andrena varians	Microgramma piloselloides

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Hairy Snakefern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Hairy Snakefern
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.

Hairy Snakefern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

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.