Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Kegelbiene

Andrena varians compared with Coelioxys afra

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Kegelbiene
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class same	Insecta (Insekten)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order same	Hymenoptera (Hautflügler)	Hymenoptera (Hautflügler)
Family	Andrenidae	Megachilidae
Genus	Andrena	Coelioxys
Species	Andrena varians	Coelioxys afra

Evolutionary Relationship

Blackthorn Mining Bee and Kegelbiene share a common ancestor at the Order level: Hymenoptera. (Hautflügler)

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Kegelbiene

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Kegelbiene
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.

Kegelbiene

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Africa (8 countries) and Europe (Luxembourg).

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 1 countries:

🇱🇺 Luxembourg