Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Narrowleaf knotweed

Andrena varians compared with Polygonum bellardii

Key Differences

Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Narrowleaf knotweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Narrowleaf knotweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Andrenidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Andrena	Polygonum
Species	Andrena varians	Polygonum bellardii

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Narrowleaf knotweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Narrowleaf knotweed
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.

Narrowleaf knotweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (12 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.