Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Vilevine

Andrena varians compared with Philodendron hederaceum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Vilevine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Andrenidae	Araceae
Genus	Andrena	Philodendron
Species	Andrena varians	Philodendron hederaceum

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Vilevine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Vilevine
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.

Vilevine

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (Singapore, Taiwan), North America (United States), 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.