Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Wild Tulip

Andrena varians compared with Tulipa sylvestris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Wild Tulip
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	Liliaceae
Genus	Andrena	Tulipa
Species	Andrena varians	Tulipa sylvestris

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Wild Tulip

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Wild Tulip
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.

Wild Tulip

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (19 countries) and North America (Canada, 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.