Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Yutaje Ocotea

Andrena varians compared with Ocotea yutajensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Yutaje Ocotea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Laurales (Laurales)
Family	Andrenidae	Lauraceae
Genus	Andrena	Ocotea
Species	Andrena varians	Ocotea yutajensis

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Yutaje Ocotea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Yutaje Ocotea
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.

Yutaje Ocotea

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Venezuela.

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.