Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Levant Pincertail

Andrena varians compared with Onychogomphus macrodon

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Levant Pincertail is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Levant Pincertail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Andrenidae	Gomphidae
Genus	Andrena	Onychogomphus
Species	Andrena varians	Onychogomphus macrodon

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Levant Pincertail

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Levant Pincertail
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.

Levant Pincertail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.