Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Olympic mullein

Andrena varians compared with Verbascum olympicum

Key Differences

Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Olympic mullein is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Olympic mullein
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Andrenidae	Scrophulariaceae
Genus	Andrena	Verbascum
Species	Andrena varians	Verbascum olympicum

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Olympic mullein

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Olympic mullein
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.

Olympic mullein

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Poland, 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.