Blackthorn Mining Bee vs yellow broomrape

Andrena varians compared with Orobanche lutea

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while yellow broomrape is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	yellow broomrape
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	Orobanchaceae
Genus	Andrena	Orobanche
Species	Andrena varians	Orobanche lutea

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

yellow broomrape

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	yellow broomrape
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.

yellow broomrape

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.