Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Pontic Seseli

Andrena varians compared with Seseli ponticum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Pontic Seseli
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Andrenidae	Apiaceae
Genus	Andrena	Seseli
Species	Andrena varians	Seseli ponticum

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Pontic Seseli

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Pontic Seseli
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.

Pontic Seseli

Habitat

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

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.