Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Illawarra Flame Tree

Andrena varians compared with Brachychiton acerifolius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Illawarra Flame Tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Andrenidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Andrena	Brachychiton
Species	Andrena varians	Brachychiton acerifolius

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Illawarra Flame Tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Illawarra Flame Tree
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.

Illawarra Flame Tree

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Botswana, India, and Taiwan.

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.