Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Texas vervain

Andrena varians compared with Verbena halei

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Texas vervain
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	Verbenaceae
Genus	Andrena	Verbena
Species	Andrena varians	Verbena halei

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Texas vervain

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Texas vervain
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 vervain

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

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.