Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Confluent Groundling

Andrena varians compared with Caryocolum junctella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Confluent Groundling
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	Hymenoptera (ハチ目)	Lepidoptera (チョウ目)
Family	Andrenidae	Gelechiidae
Genus	Andrena	Caryocolum
Species	Andrena varians	Caryocolum junctella

Evolutionary Relationship

Blackthorn Mining Bee and Confluent Groundling share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (昆虫)

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Confluent Groundling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Confluent Groundling
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.

Confluent Groundling

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden