Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Three-awned goatgrass

Andrena varians compared with Aegilops neglecta

Key Differences

Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Three-awned goatgrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Three-awned goatgrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Andrenidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Andrena	Aegilops
Species	Andrena varians	Aegilops neglecta

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Three-awned goatgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Three-awned goatgrass
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.

Three-awned goatgrass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, 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.