Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Glänzender Löwenzahn

Andrena varians compared with Taraxacum lucidum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Glänzender Löwenzahn
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	Taraxacum
Species	Andrena varians	Taraxacum lucidum

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Glänzender Löwenzahn

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Glänzender Löwenzahn
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.

Glänzender Löwenzahn

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.