Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Silkbay

Andrena varians compared with Persea humilis

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Silkbay is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Silkbay
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Laurales (Laurales)
Family	Andrenidae	Lauraceae
Genus	Andrena	Persea
Species	Andrena varians	Persea humilis

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Silkbay

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Silkbay
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.

Silkbay

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.