Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Juneberry

Andrena varians compared with Amelanchier lamarckii

Key Differences

Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Juneberry is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Juneberry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Andrenidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Andrena	Amelanchier
Species	Andrena varians	Amelanchier lamarckii

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Juneberry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Juneberry
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.

Juneberry

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (15 countries) and North America (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.