Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Pacific Bentgrass

Andrena varians compared with Agrostis exarata

Key Differences

Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Pacific Bentgrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Pacific Bentgrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Andrenidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Andrena	Agrostis
Species	Andrena varians	Agrostis exarata

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Pacific Bentgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Pacific Bentgrass
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.

Pacific Bentgrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada, 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.