Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Mountain Aster

Andrena varians compared with Oclemena acuminata

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Mountain Aster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Mountain Aster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Andrenidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Andrena	Oclemena
Species	Andrena varians	Oclemena acuminata

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Aster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Mountain Aster
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.

Mountain Aster

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.