Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Warehouse pirate bug

Andrena varians compared with Xylocoris flavipes

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Warehouse pirate bug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Andrenidae	Anthocoridae
Genus	Andrena	Xylocoris
Species	Andrena varians	Xylocoris flavipes

Evolutionary Relationship

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

View Class: Insecta

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Warehouse pirate bug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Warehouse pirate bug
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.

Warehouse pirate bug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (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.