Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Mediterranean-medlar

Andrena varians compared with Crataegus azarolus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Mediterranean-medlar
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Andrenidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Andrena	Crataegus
Species	Andrena varians	Crataegus azarolus

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Mediterranean-medlar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Mediterranean-medlar
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.

Mediterranean-medlar

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.