Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Pepperweed

Andrena varians compared with Lepidium ramosissimum

Key Differences

Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Pepperweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Pepperweed
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Arthropoda (節足動物)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class	Insecta (昆虫)	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)
Order	Hymenoptera (ハチ目)	Brassicales (アブラナ目)
Family	Andrenidae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Andrena	Lepidium
Species	Andrena varians	Lepidium ramosissimum

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Pepperweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Pepperweed
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.

Pepperweed

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and 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.