Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Petunia

Andrena varians compared with Petunia atkinsiana

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Petunia is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Petunia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Andrenidae	Solanaceae
Genus	Andrena	Petunia
Species	Andrena varians	Petunia atkinsiana

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Petunia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Petunia
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.

Petunia

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC)), Asia (Armenia, Japan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (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.