Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Yellow-flowered Teasel

Andrena varians compared with Dipsacus strigosus

Key Differences

  • Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Yellow-flowered Teasel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Blackthorn Mining Bee Yellow-flowered Teasel
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (Insects) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps) Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family Andrenidae Caprifoliaceae
Genus Andrena Dipsacus
Species Andrena varians Dipsacus strigosus

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Yellow-flowered Teasel

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Blackthorn Mining Bee Yellow-flowered Teasel
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-flowered Teasel

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (13 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.

Yellow-flowered Teasel

No description available.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

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