Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Silk tree

Andrena varians compared with Albizia niopoides

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Silk tree is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Silk tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Andrenidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Andrena	Albizia
Species	Andrena varians	Albizia niopoides

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Silk tree

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Silk tree
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.

Silk tree

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India), North America (4 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.