Blackthorn Mining Bee vs White Siris

Andrena varians compared with Ailanthus integrifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	White Siris
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	Simaroubaceae
Genus	Andrena	Ailanthus
Species	Andrena varians	Ailanthus integrifolia

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

White Siris

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	White Siris
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 Siris

Habitat

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

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.