Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Wax tree

Andrena varians compared with Toxicodendron succedaneum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Wax tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Andrenidae	Anacardiaceae
Genus	Andrena	Toxicodendron
Species	Andrena varians	Toxicodendron succedaneum

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Wax tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Wax tree
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 tree

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Brazil, Cuba, New Zealand, and South Africa.

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.