Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Solnechnik

Andrena varians compared with Psephellus vvedenskii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Solnechnik
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Andrenidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Andrena	Psephellus
Species	Andrena varians	Psephellus vvedenskii

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Solnechnik

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Solnechnik
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.

Solnechnik

Habitat

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

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.