Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Large-leaved Spindle

Andrena varians compared with Euonymus latifolius

Key Differences

Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Large-leaved Spindle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Large-leaved Spindle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Celastrales (Celastrales)
Family	Andrenidae	Celastraceae
Genus	Andrena	Euonymus
Species	Andrena varians	Euonymus latifolius

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Large-leaved Spindle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Large-leaved Spindle
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.

Large-leaved Spindle

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

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.