Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Pine Jelly

Andrena varians compared with Exidia saccharina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Pine Jelly
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Auriculariales (Auriculariales)
Family	Andrenidae	Auriculariaceae
Genus	Andrena	Exidia
Species	Andrena varians	Exidia saccharina

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Pine Jelly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Pine Jelly
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.

Pine Jelly

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.