Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Dock

Andrena varians compared with Rumex confusus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Dock
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum	Arthropoda (членистоногие)	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)
Class	Insecta (насекомые)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (перепончатокрылые)	Caryophyllales (гвоздичноцветные)
Family	Andrenidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Andrena	Rumex
Species	Andrena varians	Rumex confusus

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Dock

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Dock
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.

Dock

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, United Kingdom, 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.