Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Texas toadflax

Andrena varians compared with Nuttallanthus texanus

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Texas toadflax is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Texas toadflax
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	Plantaginaceae
Genus	Andrena	Nuttallanthus
Species	Andrena varians	Nuttallanthus texanus

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Texas toadflax

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Texas toadflax
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.

Texas toadflax

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Colombia, Japan, 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.