Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Starry Pipewort

Andrena varians compared with Eriocaulon stellulatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Starry Pipewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Andrenidae	Eriocaulaceae
Genus	Andrena	Eriocaulon
Species	Andrena varians	Eriocaulon stellulatum

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Starry Pipewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Starry Pipewort
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.

Starry Pipewort

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.