Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Whitelady

Andrena varians compared with Thunbergia fragrans

Key Differences

  • Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Whitelady is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Blackthorn Mining Bee Whitelady
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (Insects) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps) Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family Andrenidae Acanthaceae
Genus Andrena Thunbergia
Species Andrena varians Thunbergia fragrans

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Whitelady

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Blackthorn Mining Bee Whitelady
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.

Whitelady

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (4 countries), North America (10 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Suriname).

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.

Whitelady

No description available.

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