Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Revoluteleaf Holly

Andrena varians compared with Ilex marginata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Revoluteleaf Holly
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Aquifoliales (Aquifoliales)
Family	Andrenidae	Aquifoliaceae
Genus	Andrena	Ilex
Species	Andrena varians	Ilex marginata

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Revoluteleaf Holly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Revoluteleaf Holly
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.

Revoluteleaf Holly

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Venezuela.

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.