Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Moth fly

Andrena varians compared with Psychoda sigma

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Moth fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Moth fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Andrenidae	Psychodidae
Genus	Andrena	Psychoda
Species	Andrena varians	Psychoda sigma

Evolutionary Relationship

Blackthorn Mining Bee and Moth fly share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Moth fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Moth fly
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.

Moth fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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