Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Rustytomentose Licaria

Andrena varians compared with Licaria rufotomentosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Rustytomentose Licaria
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Laurales (Laurales)
Family	Andrenidae	Lauraceae
Genus	Andrena	Licaria
Species	Andrena varians	Licaria rufotomentosa

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Rustytomentose Licaria

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Rustytomentose Licaria
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.

Rustytomentose Licaria

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.