Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Pleurisy Root

Andrena varians compared with Asclepias incarnata

Key Differences

Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Pleurisy Root is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Pleurisy Root
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Andrenidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Andrena	Asclepias
Species	Andrena varians	Asclepias incarnata

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Pleurisy Root

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Pleurisy Root
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.

Pleurisy Root

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Algeria, Belgium, 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.