Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Lesser marigold

Andrena varians compared with Tagetes filifolia

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Lesser marigold is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Lesser marigold
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	Tagetes
Species	Andrena varians	Tagetes filifolia

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Lesser marigold

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Lesser marigold
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.

Lesser marigold

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and 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.