Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Wax flower

Andrena varians compared with Hoya australis

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Wax flower is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Wax flower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Andrenidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Andrena	Hoya
Species	Andrena varians	Hoya australis

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Wax flower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Wax flower
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.

Wax flower

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Marshall Islands, Tonga, and 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.