Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Summer Jasmine

Andrena varians compared with Jasminum officinale

Key Differences

Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Summer Jasmine is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Summer Jasmine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Andrenidae	Oleaceae
Genus	Andrena	Jasminum
Species	Andrena varians	Jasminum officinale

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Summer Jasmine

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Summer Jasmine
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.

Summer Jasmine

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya, Rwanda), Asia (Iraq), Europe (12 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.