Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Frikart's aster

Andrena varians compared with Aster frikartii

Key Differences

Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Frikart's aster is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Frikart's aster
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum	Arthropoda (членистоногие)	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)
Class	Insecta (насекомые)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (перепончатокрылые)	Asterales (астроцветные)
Family	Andrenidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Andrena	Aster
Species	Andrena varians	Aster frikartii

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Frikart's aster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Frikart's aster
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.

Frikart's aster

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

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.