Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Smearwort

Andrena varians compared with Aristolochia rotunda

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Smearwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Smearwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Piperales (Piperales)
Family	Andrenidae	Aristolochiaceae
Genus	Andrena	Aristolochia
Species	Andrena varians	Aristolochia rotunda

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Smearwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Smearwort
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.

Smearwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

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.