Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Lattice Brown

Andrena varians compared with Kirinia roxelana

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Lattice Brown is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Lattice Brown
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Andrenidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Andrena	Kirinia
Species	Andrena varians	Kirinia roxelana

Evolutionary Relationship

Blackthorn Mining Bee and Lattice Brown share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Lattice Brown

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Lattice Brown
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.

Lattice Brown

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus) and Europe (11 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden