Banded feather-winged beetle vs Blackthorn Mining Bee

Acrotrichis fascicularis compared with Andrena varians

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Banded feather-winged beetle Blackthorn Mining Bee
Kingdom same Animalia (動物) Animalia (動物)
Phylum same Arthropoda (節足動物) Arthropoda (節足動物)
Class same Insecta (昆虫) Insecta (昆虫)
Order Coleoptera (コウチュウ目) Hymenoptera (ハチ目)
Family Ptiliidae Andrenidae
Genus Acrotrichis Andrena
Species Acrotrichis fascicularis Andrena varians

Evolutionary Relationship

Banded feather-winged beetle and Blackthorn Mining Bee share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (昆虫)

Conservation Status

Banded feather-winged beetle

LC — Least Concern

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Banded feather-winged beetle Blackthorn Mining Bee
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Banded feather-winged beetle

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Blackthorn Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Banded feather-winged beetle

The Banded feather-winged beetle (Acrotrichis fascicularis) is a species in the genus Acrotrichis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

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:

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