Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Milk Thistle Rust

Andrena varians compared with Puccinia mariana

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Milk Thistle Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Milk Thistle Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (hewan)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Artropoda)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (serangga)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Pucciniales (Penyakit karat)
Family	Andrenidae	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Andrena	Puccinia
Species	Andrena varians	Puccinia mariana

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Milk Thistle Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Milk Thistle Rust
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.

Milk Thistle Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in United Kingdom.

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.