Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Wingstem spurry

Andrena varians compared with Spergula pentandra

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Wingstem spurry is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Wingstem spurry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Andrenidae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Andrena	Spergula
Species	Andrena varians	Spergula pentandra

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Wingstem spurry

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Wingstem spurry
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.

Wingstem spurry

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Bulgaria, Portugal, and 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.