Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Maple-Leaved Goosefoot

Andrena varians compared with Chenopodiastrum hybridum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Maple-Leaved Goosefoot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Andrenidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Andrena	Chenopodiastrum
Species	Andrena varians	Chenopodiastrum hybridum

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Maple-Leaved Goosefoot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Maple-Leaved Goosefoot
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.

Maple-Leaved Goosefoot

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

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.