Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Swamp Fly Honeysuckle

Andrena varians compared with Lonicera oblongifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Swamp Fly Honeysuckle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Andrenidae	Caprifoliaceae
Genus	Andrena	Lonicera
Species	Andrena varians	Lonicera oblongifolia

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Swamp Fly Honeysuckle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Swamp Fly Honeysuckle
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.

Swamp Fly Honeysuckle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.