Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Zonal geranium

Andrena varians compared with Pelargonium hortorum

Key Differences

Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Zonal geranium is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Zonal geranium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Geraniales (Geraniales)
Family	Andrenidae	Geraniaceae
Genus	Andrena	Pelargonium
Species	Andrena varians	Pelargonium hortorum

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Zonal geranium

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Zonal geranium
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.

Zonal geranium

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India, Taiwan), Europe (Italy, Norway, Sweden), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Ecuador).

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.