Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Norfolk Everlasting-pea

Andrena varians compared with Lathyrus heterophyllus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Norfolk Everlasting-pea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Andrenidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Andrena	Lathyrus
Species	Andrena varians	Lathyrus heterophyllus

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Norfolk Everlasting-pea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Norfolk Everlasting-pea
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.

Norfolk Everlasting-pea

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Norway, and United Kingdom.

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.