Black Mining Bee vs Blackthorn Mining Bee

Andrena pilipes compared with Andrena varians

Key Differences

• Black Mining Bee is Not Evaluated while Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Mining Bee	Blackthorn Mining Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (членистоногие)	Arthropoda (членистоногие)
Class same	Insecta (насекомые)	Insecta (насекомые)
Order same	Hymenoptera (перепончатокрылые)	Hymenoptera (перепончатокрылые)
Family same	Andrenidae	Andrenidae
Genus same	Andrena	Andrena
Species	Andrena pilipes	Andrena varians

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Mining Bee and Blackthorn Mining Bee share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Andrena.

Conservation Status

Black Mining Bee

NE — Not Evaluated

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Mining Bee	Blackthorn Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Blackthorn Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Black Mining Bee

The Black Mining Bee (Andrena pilipes) is a species in the genus Andrena. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats. Its geographic range spans Distributed across Luxembourg, 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:

🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden