Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Thrips

Andrena varians compared with Aptinothrips stylifer

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Thrips is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Thrips
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Thysanoptera (Thysanoptera)
Family	Andrenidae	Thripidae
Genus	Andrena	Aptinothrips
Species	Andrena varians	Aptinothrips stylifer

Evolutionary Relationship

Blackthorn Mining Bee and Thrips share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Thrips

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Thrips
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.

Thrips

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden