Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Rarotonga Homalium

Andrena varians compared with Homalium acuminatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Rarotonga Homalium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Andrenidae	Salicaceae
Genus	Andrena	Homalium
Species	Andrena varians	Homalium acuminatum

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Rarotonga Homalium

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Rarotonga Homalium
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.

Rarotonga Homalium

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.