Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Sagewood

Andrena varians compared with Buddleja salviifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Sagewood
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Andrenidae	Scrophulariaceae
Genus	Andrena	Buddleja
Species	Andrena varians	Buddleja salviifolia

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Sagewood

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Sagewood
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.

Sagewood

Habitat

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

Range

Found in New Zealand.

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.