Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Cow-Wheat Clustercup Rust

Andrena varians compared with Puccinia nemoralis

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Cow-Wheat Clustercup Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Cow-Wheat Clustercup Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Fungi (菌界)
Phylum	Arthropoda (節足動物)	Basidiomycota (担子菌門)
Class	Insecta (昆虫)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Hymenoptera (ハチ目)	Pucciniales (サビキン目)
Family	Andrenidae	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Andrena	Puccinia
Species	Andrena varians	Puccinia nemoralis

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Cow-Wheat Clustercup Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Cow-Wheat Clustercup 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.

Cow-Wheat Clustercup Rust

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.