Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Meadow Crane'S-Bill

Andrena varians compared with Geranium pratense

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Meadow Crane'S-Bill
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Geraniales (Geraniales)
Family	Andrenidae	Geraniaceae
Genus	Andrena	Geranium
Species	Andrena varians	Geranium pratense

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Meadow Crane'S-Bill

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Meadow Crane'S-Bill
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.

Meadow Crane'S-Bill

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries) and North America (Canada, 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.