Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Miami-mist

Andrena varians compared with Phacelia purshii

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Miami-mist is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Miami-mist
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Andrenidae	Hydrophyllaceae
Genus	Andrena	Phacelia
Species	Andrena varians	Phacelia purshii

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Miami-mist

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Miami-mist
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.

Miami-mist

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

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.