Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Long Skimmer

Andrena varians compared with Orthetrum trinacria

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Long Skimmer
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	Libellulidae
Genus	Andrena	Orthetrum
Species	Andrena varians	Orthetrum trinacria

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Long Skimmer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Long Skimmer
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.

Long Skimmer

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.