Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Richards' Greenbottle

Andrena varians compared with Lucilia richardsi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Richards' Greenbottle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Andrenidae	Calliphoridae
Genus	Andrena	Lucilia
Species	Andrena varians	Lucilia richardsi

Evolutionary Relationship

Blackthorn Mining Bee and Richards' Greenbottle share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

View Class: Insecta

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Richards' Greenbottle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Richards' Greenbottle
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.

Richards' Greenbottle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.