Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Smooth honeytree

Andrena varians compared with Casearia nitida

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Smooth honeytree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Andrenidae	Salicaceae
Genus	Andrena	Casearia
Species	Andrena varians	Casearia nitida

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Smooth honeytree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Smooth honeytree
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.

Smooth honeytree

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Cuba and 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.