Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Persian onion

Andrena varians compared with Allium hollandicum

Key Differences

Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Persian onion is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Persian onion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Andrenidae	Amaryllidaceae
Genus	Andrena	Allium
Species	Andrena varians	Allium hollandicum

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Persian onion

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Persian onion
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.

Persian onion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, 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.