Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Poverty Dropseed

Andrena varians compared with Sporobolus vaginiflorus

Key Differences

Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Poverty Dropseed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Poverty Dropseed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Andrenidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Andrena	Sporobolus
Species	Andrena varians	Sporobolus vaginiflorus

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Poverty Dropseed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Poverty Dropseed
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.

Poverty Dropseed

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (10 countries), and North America (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.