Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Little Bent-wing

Andrena varians compared with Leucoptera lotella

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Little Bent-wing is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Little Bent-wing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Andrenidae	Lyonetiidae
Genus	Andrena	Leucoptera
Species	Andrena varians	Leucoptera lotella

Evolutionary Relationship

Blackthorn Mining Bee and Little Bent-wing share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Little Bent-wing

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Little Bent-wing
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.

Little Bent-wing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden