Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Sparrige Flockenblume

Andrena varians compared with Centaurea diffusa

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Sparrige Flockenblume is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Sparrige Flockenblume
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Hautflügler)	Asterales (Asternartige)
Family	Andrenidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Andrena	Centaurea
Species	Andrena varians	Centaurea diffusa

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Sparrige Flockenblume

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Sparrige Flockenblume
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.

Sparrige Flockenblume

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (6 countries), Europe (26 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Argentina).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden