Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Small Stagshorn

Andrena varians compared with Calocera cornea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Small Stagshorn
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Dacrymycetes (Dacrymycetes)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Dacrymycetales (Dacrymycetales)
Family	Andrenidae	Dacrymycetaceae
Genus	Andrena	Calocera
Species	Andrena varians	Calocera cornea

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Small Stagshorn

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Small Stagshorn
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 Stagshorn

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).

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.