Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Northern Spiderhead

Andrena varians compared with Serruria fucifolia

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Northern Spiderhead is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Northern Spiderhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Andrenidae	Proteaceae
Genus	Andrena	Serruria
Species	Andrena varians	Serruria fucifolia

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Northern Spiderhead

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Northern Spiderhead
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.

Northern Spiderhead

Habitat

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

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.