Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Scrub Hickory

Andrena varians compared with Carya floridana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Scrub Hickory
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	Juglandaceae
Genus	Andrena	Carya
Species	Andrena varians	Carya floridana

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Scrub Hickory

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Scrub Hickory
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.

Scrub Hickory

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.