Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Cordulie Bronzée

Andrena varians compared with Cordulia aenea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Cordulie Bronzée
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class same	Insecta (insecte)	Insecta (insecte)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Andrenidae	Corduliidae
Genus	Andrena	Cordulia
Species	Andrena varians	Cordulia aenea

Evolutionary Relationship

Blackthorn Mining Bee and Cordulie Bronzée share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (insecte)

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Cordulie Bronzée

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Cordulie Bronzée
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.

Cordulie Bronzée

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, 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.

Cordulie Bronzée

Downy Emerald (Cordulia aenea) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden