Blackthorn Mining Bee vs snow buttercup

Andrena varians compared with Ranunculus nivalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	snow buttercup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Andrenidae	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Andrena	Ranunculus
Species	Andrena varians	Ranunculus nivalis

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

snow buttercup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	snow buttercup
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.

snow buttercup

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, 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.