Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Limestone Campanula

Andrena varians compared with Campanula calcarata

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Limestone Campanula is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Limestone Campanula
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	Campanulaceae
Genus	Andrena	Campanula
Species	Andrena varians	Campanula calcarata

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Limestone Campanula

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Limestone Campanula
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.

Limestone Campanula

Habitat

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

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.