Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Mason bee

Andrena varians compared with Osmia cornuta

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Mason bee is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Mason 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 same	Hymenoptera (ハチ目)	Hymenoptera (ハチ目)
Family	Andrenidae	Megachilidae
Genus	Andrena	Osmia
Species	Andrena varians	Osmia cornuta

Evolutionary Relationship

Blackthorn Mining Bee and Mason bee share a common ancestor at the Order level: Hymenoptera. (ハチ目)

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Mason bee

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Mason bee
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.

Mason bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (United States).

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 4 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden