Blackthorn Mining Bee vs large skullcap

Andrena varians compared with Scutellaria columnae

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while large skullcap is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	large skullcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Andrenidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Andrena	Scutellaria
Species	Andrena varians	Scutellaria columnae

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

large skullcap

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	large skullcap
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 skullcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

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.