Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Purple Wild Raspberry

Andrena varians compared with Rubus neglectus

Key Differences

Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Purple Wild Raspberry is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Purple Wild Raspberry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Andrenidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Andrena	Rubus
Species	Andrena varians	Rubus neglectus

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Purple Wild Raspberry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Purple Wild Raspberry
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 Wild Raspberry

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Sweden, 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.