Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Hooker's onion

Andrena varians compared with Allium acuminatum

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Hooker's onion is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Hooker's onion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Andrenidae	Amaryllidaceae
Genus	Andrena	Allium
Species	Andrena varians	Allium acuminatum

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Hooker's onion

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Hooker's onion
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.

Hooker's onion

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

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.