Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Sage-leaved Psephellus

Andrena varians compared with Psephellus salviifolius

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Sage-leaved Psephellus is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Sage-leaved Psephellus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Andrenidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Andrena	Psephellus
Species	Andrena varians	Psephellus salviifolius

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Sage-leaved Psephellus

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Sage-leaved Psephellus
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.

Sage-leaved Psephellus

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.