Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Highwater Grass

Andrena varians compared with Sporobolus pumilus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Highwater Grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Andrenidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Andrena	Sporobolus
Species	Andrena varians	Sporobolus pumilus

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Highwater Grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Highwater Grass
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.

Highwater Grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Italy, and United States.

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.