Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Hillman's panicum

Andrena varians compared with Panicum hillmanii

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Hillman's panicum is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Hillman's panicum
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	Panicum
Species	Andrena varians	Panicum hillmanii

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Hillman's panicum

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Hillman's panicum
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.

Hillman's panicum

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.