Blackthorn Mining Bee vs pink campion

Andrena varians compared with Silene repens

Key Differences

Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while pink campion is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	pink campion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Andrenidae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Andrena	Silene
Species	Andrena varians	Silene repens

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

pink campion

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	pink campion
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.

pink campion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belarus, Canada, and Norway.

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.