Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Forked Aster

Andrena varians compared with Eurybia furcata

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Forked Aster is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Forked Aster
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (insecte)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Andrenidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Andrena	Eurybia
Species	Andrena varians	Eurybia furcata

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Forked Aster

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Forked Aster
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.

Forked Aster

Habitat

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

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.