Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Joshua Tree

Andrena varians compared with Yucca brevifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Joshua Tree
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	Asparagaceae
Genus	Andrena	Yucca
Species	Andrena varians	Yucca brevifolia

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Joshua Tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Joshua 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.

Joshua Tree

Habitat

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

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.