Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Mérida Nightshade

Andrena varians compared with Solanum ripense

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Mérida Nightshade
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Andrenidae	Solanaceae
Genus	Andrena	Solanum
Species	Andrena varians	Solanum ripense

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Mérida Nightshade

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Mérida Nightshade
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.

Mérida Nightshade

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.