Blackthorn Mining Bee vs prairie cup grass

Andrena varians compared with Eriochloa contracta

Key Differences

Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while prairie cup grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	prairie cup grass
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	Eriochloa
Species	Andrena varians	Eriochloa contracta

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

prairie cup grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	prairie cup grass
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.

prairie cup grass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Greece, Japan, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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.