Blackthorn Mining Bee vs prairie phlox

Andrena varians compared with Phlox pilosa

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while prairie phlox is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	prairie phlox
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Andrenidae	Polemoniaceae
Genus	Andrena	Phlox
Species	Andrena varians	Phlox pilosa

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

prairie phlox

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	prairie phlox
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 phlox

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.