Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Small Cow-Wheat

Andrena varians compared with Melampyrum sylvaticum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Blackthorn Mining Bee Small Cow-Wheat
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 Orobanchaceae
Genus Andrena Melampyrum
Species Andrena varians Melampyrum sylvaticum

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Small Cow-Wheat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Blackthorn Mining Bee Small Cow-Wheat
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.

Small Cow-Wheat

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Small Cow-Wheat

No description available.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

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