Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Round-spotted Major

Andrena varians compared with Oxycera dives

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Round-spotted Major is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Round-spotted Major
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class same	Insecta (insecto)	Insecta (insecto)
Order	Hymenoptera (himenópteros)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Andrenidae	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Andrena	Oxycera
Species	Andrena varians	Oxycera dives

Evolutionary Relationship

Blackthorn Mining Bee and Round-spotted Major share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (insecto)

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Round-spotted Major

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Round-spotted Major
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.

Round-spotted Major

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden