Blackthorn Mining Bee vs monkeyflower

Andrena varians compared with Erythranthe guttata

Key Differences

Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while monkeyflower is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	monkeyflower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Andrenidae	Phrymaceae
Genus	Andrena	Erythranthe
Species	Andrena varians	Erythranthe guttata

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

monkeyflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	monkeyflower
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.

monkeyflower

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada).

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.