Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Poison devil's-pepper

Andrena varians compared with Rauvolfia vomitoria

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Poison devil's-pepper
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	Rauvolfia
Species	Andrena varians	Rauvolfia vomitoria

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Poison devil's-pepper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Poison devil's-pepper
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.

Poison devil's-pepper

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Cameroon 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.