Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Irish Spurge

Andrena varians compared with Euphorbia hyberna

Key Differences

Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Irish Spurge is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Irish Spurge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Andrenidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Andrena	Euphorbia
Species	Andrena varians	Euphorbia hyberna

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Irish Spurge

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Irish Spurge
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.

Irish Spurge

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Sweden.

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.