Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Hairy Bindweed

Andrena varians compared with Calystegia pulchra

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Hairy Bindweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Hairy Bindweed
Kingdom	Animalia (hewan)	Plantae (tumbuhan)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Artropoda)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (serangga)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Andrenidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Andrena	Calystegia
Species	Andrena varians	Calystegia pulchra

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Hairy Bindweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Hairy Bindweed
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.

Hairy Bindweed

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries).

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 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden