Blackthorn Mining Bee vs medium flowered winter-cress

Andrena varians compared with Barbarea intermedia

Key Differences

Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while medium flowered winter-cress is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	medium flowered winter-cress
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Andrenidae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Andrena	Barbarea
Species	Andrena varians	Barbarea intermedia

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

medium flowered winter-cress

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	medium flowered winter-cress
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.

medium flowered winter-cress

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India), Europe (14 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.