Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Light Bossé

Andrena varians compared with Leplaea cedrata

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Light Bossé is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Light Bossé
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Andrenidae	Meliaceae
Genus	Andrena	Leplaea
Species	Andrena varians	Leplaea cedrata

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Light Bossé

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Light Bossé
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.

Light Bossé

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Guinea. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.