Blackthorn Mining Bee vs urn gum

Andrena varians compared with Eucalyptus urnigera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	urn gum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Andrenidae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Andrena	Eucalyptus
Species	Andrena varians	Eucalyptus urnigera

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

urn gum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	urn gum
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.

urn gum

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across France, Ireland, and United Kingdom.

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.