Blackthorn Mining Bee vs White Bully

Andrena varians compared with Sideroxylon salicifolium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	White Bully
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Andrenidae	Sapotaceae
Genus	Andrena	Sideroxylon
Species	Andrena varians	Sideroxylon salicifolium

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

White Bully

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	White Bully
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.

White Bully

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.