Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Northern Brown Argus

Andrena varians compared with Aricia artaxerxes

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Northern Brown Argus
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (절지동물)	Arthropoda (절지동물)
Class same	Insecta (곤충)	Insecta (곤충)
Order	Hymenoptera (벌목)	Lepidoptera (나비목)
Family	Andrenidae	Lycaenidae
Genus	Andrena	Aricia
Species	Andrena varians	Aricia artaxerxes

Evolutionary Relationship

Blackthorn Mining Bee and Northern Brown Argus share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (곤충)

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Northern Brown Argus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Northern Brown Argus
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.

Northern Brown Argus

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (32 countries).

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 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden