Blackthorn Mining Bee vs pale moonwort

Andrena varians compared with Botrychium pallidum

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while pale moonwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	pale moonwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Andrenidae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Andrena	Botrychium
Species	Andrena varians	Botrychium pallidum

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

pale moonwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	pale moonwort
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.

pale moonwort

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Found in Canada.

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.