Blackthorn Mining Bee vs leafless hawk's-beard

Andrena varians compared with Crepis praemorsa

Key Differences

Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while leafless hawk's-beard is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	leafless hawk's-beard
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Andrenidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Andrena	Crepis
Species	Andrena varians	Crepis praemorsa

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

leafless hawk's-beard

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	leafless hawk's-beard
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.

leafless hawk's-beard

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.