Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Lash-faced psocid

Andrena varians compared with Trichopsocus clarus

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Lash-faced psocid is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Lash-faced psocid
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Psocodea (Psocodea)
Family	Andrenidae	Trichopsocidae
Genus	Andrena	Trichopsocus
Species	Andrena varians	Trichopsocus clarus

Evolutionary Relationship

Blackthorn Mining Bee and Lash-faced psocid share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Lash-faced psocid

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Lash-faced psocid
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.

Lash-faced psocid

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (18 countries) and North America (United States).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden