Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Lobed Threadwort

Andrena varians compared with Cephaloziella integerrima

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Lobed Threadwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Andrenidae	Cephaloziellaceae
Genus	Andrena	Cephaloziella
Species	Andrena varians	Cephaloziella integerrima

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Lobed Threadwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Lobed Threadwort
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.

Lobed Threadwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across 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.