Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Purple clover

Andrena varians compared with Trifolium purpureum

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Purple clover is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Purple clover
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Andrenidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Andrena	Trifolium
Species	Andrena varians	Trifolium purpureum

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Purple clover

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Purple clover
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.

Purple clover

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, United Kingdom, 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.