Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Lesser Germanderwort

Andrena varians compared with Riccardia incurvata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Lesser Germanderwort
Kingdom	Animalia (동물)	Plantae (식물)
Phylum	Arthropoda (절지동물)	Marchantiophyta (우산이끼문)
Class	Insecta (곤충)	Jungermanniopsida (망울이끼강)
Order	Hymenoptera (벌목)	Metzgeriales (리본이끼목)
Family	Andrenidae	Aneuraceae
Genus	Andrena	Riccardia
Species	Andrena varians	Riccardia incurvata

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Germanderwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Lesser Germanderwort
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.

Lesser Germanderwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, 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.