Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Leatherleaf Arrowwood

Andrena varians compared with Viburnum rhytidophyllum

Key Differences

Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Leatherleaf Arrowwood is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Leatherleaf Arrowwood
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Andrenidae	Viburnaceae
Genus	Andrena	Viburnum
Species	Andrena varians	Viburnum rhytidophyllum

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Leatherleaf Arrowwood

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Leatherleaf Arrowwood
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.

Leatherleaf Arrowwood

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (16 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Ecuador).

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.