Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Wavyleaf Thoroughwort

Andrena varians compared with Chromolaena sinuata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Wavyleaf Thoroughwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Andrenidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Andrena	Chromolaena
Species	Andrena varians	Chromolaena sinuata

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Wavyleaf Thoroughwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Wavyleaf Thoroughwort
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.

Wavyleaf Thoroughwort

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Cuba.

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.