Blackthorn Mining Bee vs white veratrum

Andrena varians compared with Veratrum album

Key Differences

Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while white veratrum is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	white veratrum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Andrenidae	Melanthiaceae
Genus	Andrena	Veratrum
Species	Andrena varians	Veratrum album

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

white veratrum

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	white veratrum
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 veratrum

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries).

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.