Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Plant pathogen

Andrena varians compared with Colletotrichum queenslandicum

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Plant pathogen is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Plant pathogen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Glomerellales (Glomerellales)
Family	Andrenidae	Glomerellaceae
Genus	Andrena	Colletotrichum
Species	Andrena varians	Colletotrichum queenslandicum

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Plant pathogen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Plant pathogen
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.

Plant pathogen

Habitat

Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in 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.