Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Pelargonienlaus

Andrena varians compared with Acyrthosiphon malvae

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Pelargonienlaus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Pelargonienlaus
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class same	Insecta (Insekten)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order	Hymenoptera (Hautflügler)	Hemiptera (Schnabelkerfe)
Family	Andrenidae	Aphididae
Genus	Andrena	Acyrthosiphon
Species	Andrena varians	Acyrthosiphon malvae

Evolutionary Relationship

Blackthorn Mining Bee and Pelargonienlaus share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insekten)

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Pelargonienlaus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Pelargonienlaus
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.

Pelargonienlaus

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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