Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Three-Spotted Pink

Andrena varians compared with Dianthus tripunctatus

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Three-Spotted Pink is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Three-Spotted Pink
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Andrenidae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Andrena	Dianthus
Species	Andrena varians	Dianthus tripunctatus

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Three-Spotted Pink

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Three-Spotted Pink
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-Spotted Pink

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Portugal 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.