Blackthorn Mining Bee vs pygmy arrowhead

Andrena varians compared with Sagittaria pygmaea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	pygmy arrowhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Andrenidae	Alismataceae
Genus	Andrena	Sagittaria
Species	Andrena varians	Sagittaria pygmaea

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

pygmy arrowhead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	pygmy arrowhead
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.

pygmy arrowhead

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.