Blackthorn Mining Bee vs mint leaf beatle

Andrena varians compared with Chrysolina herbacea

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while mint leaf beatle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	mint leaf beatle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Andrenidae	Chrysomelidae
Genus	Andrena	Chrysolina
Species	Andrena varians	Chrysolina herbacea

Evolutionary Relationship

Blackthorn Mining Bee and mint leaf beatle share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

mint leaf beatle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	mint leaf beatle
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.

mint leaf beatle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden