Blackthorn Mining Bee vs ivyleaf maple

Andrena varians compared with Acer cissifolium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	ivyleaf maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Andrenidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Andrena	Acer
Species	Andrena varians	Acer cissifolium

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

ivyleaf maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	ivyleaf maple
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.

ivyleaf maple

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Belgium.

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.