Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Pencil Cedar

Andrena varians compared with Polyscias murrayi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Pencil Cedar
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Andrenidae	Araliaceae
Genus	Andrena	Polyscias
Species	Andrena varians	Polyscias murrayi

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Pencil Cedar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Pencil Cedar
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.

Pencil Cedar

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.