Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Laurel

Andrena varians compared with Guatteria hirsuta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Laurel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Andrenidae	Annonaceae
Genus	Andrena	Guatteria
Species	Andrena varians	Guatteria hirsuta

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Laurel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Laurel
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.

Laurel

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

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.