Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Mountain-ash

Andrena varians compared with Sorbus alnifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Mountain-ash
Kingdom	Animalia (동물)	Plantae (식물)
Phylum	Arthropoda (절지동물)	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)
Class	Insecta (곤충)	Magnoliopsida (목련강)
Order	Hymenoptera (벌목)	Rosales (장미목)
Family	Andrenidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Andrena	Sorbus
Species	Andrena varians	Sorbus alnifolia

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Mountain-ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Mountain-ash
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.

Mountain-ash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across 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.