Blackthorn Mining Bee vs grey shoulder-knot

Andrena varians compared with Lithophane ornitopus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	grey shoulder-knot
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class same	Insecta (inseto)	Insecta (inseto)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Andrenidae	Noctuidae
Genus	Andrena	Lithophane
Species	Andrena varians	Lithophane ornitopus

Evolutionary Relationship

Blackthorn Mining Bee and grey shoulder-knot share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (inseto)

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

grey shoulder-knot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	grey shoulder-knot
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.

grey shoulder-knot

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden