Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Pasture hawksbeard

Andrena varians compared with Crepis pannonica

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Pasture hawksbeard is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Pasture hawksbeard
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Andrenidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Andrena	Crepis
Species	Andrena varians	Crepis pannonica

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Pasture hawksbeard

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Pasture hawksbeard
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.

Pasture hawksbeard

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.