Blackthorn Mining Bee vs silène muflier

Andrena varians compared with Silene antirrhina

Key Differences

  • Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while silène muflier is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Blackthorn Mining Bee silène muflier
Kingdom Animalia (animal) Plantae (plante)
Phylum Arthropoda (arthropodes) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (insecte) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps) Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family Andrenidae Caryophyllaceae
Genus Andrena Silene
Species Andrena varians Silene antirrhina

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

silène muflier

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Blackthorn Mining Bee silène muflier
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.

silène muflier

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (Hungary, Norway, Sweden), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Argentina, Brazil).

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.

silène muflier

The Catchfly (Silene antirrhina) is a species in the genus Silene. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

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