Blackthorn Mining Bee vs ring-cup oak

Andrena varians compared with Quercus glauca

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	ring-cup oak
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Andrenidae	Fagaceae (Beech Family)
Genus	Andrena	Quercus (Oaks)
Species	Andrena varians	Quercus glauca

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

ring-cup oak

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	ring-cup oak
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.

ring-cup oak

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Armenia and Georgia.

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.