Blackthorn Mining Bee vs tropical flat sedge

Andrena varians compared with Cyperus surinamensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Blackthorn Mining Bee tropical flat sedge
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 Cyperaceae
Genus Andrena Cyperus
Species Andrena varians Cyperus surinamensis

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

tropical flat sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Blackthorn Mining Bee tropical flat sedge
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
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Habitat & Geographic Range

Blackthorn Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

tropical flat sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China, India, Taiwan), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.

tropical flat sedge

No description available.

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