Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Wenzel s notchwort

Andrena varians compared with Lophozia wenzelii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Wenzel s notchwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Andrenidae	Lophoziaceae
Genus	Andrena	Lophozia
Species	Andrena varians	Lophozia wenzelii

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Wenzel s notchwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Wenzel s notchwort
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.

Wenzel s notchwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, 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.