Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Stemless Gentian

Andrena varians compared with Gentiana acaulis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Stemless Gentian
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)	Gentianales (リンドウ目)
Family	Andrenidae	Gentianaceae
Genus	Andrena	Gentiana
Species	Andrena varians	Gentiana acaulis

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Stemless Gentian

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Stemless Gentian
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.

Stemless Gentian

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Norway, and United Kingdom.

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.