Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Thatch palm

Andrena varians compared with Sabal yapa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Thatch palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Andrenidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Andrena	Sabal
Species	Andrena varians	Sabal yapa

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Thatch palm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Thatch palm
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.

Thatch palm

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Cuba.

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.