Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Large Ringlet

Andrena varians compared with Erebia euryale

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Large Ringlet is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Large Ringlet
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	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Andrena	Erebia
Species	Andrena varians	Erebia euryale

Evolutionary Relationship

Blackthorn Mining Bee and Large Ringlet share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (inseto)

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Large Ringlet

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Large Ringlet
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.

Large Ringlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (25 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 1 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden