Blackthorn Mining Bee vs scarlet peony

Andrena varians compared with Paeonia peregrina

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while scarlet peony is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	scarlet peony
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)
Family	Andrenidae	Paeoniaceae
Genus	Andrena	Paeonia
Species	Andrena varians	Paeonia peregrina

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

scarlet peony

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	scarlet peony
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.

scarlet peony

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Croatia and Slovakia.

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.