Blackthorn Mining Bee vs knot grass

Andrena varians compared with Acronicta rumicis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	knot grass
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (членистоногие)	Arthropoda (членистоногие)
Class same	Insecta (насекомые)	Insecta (насекомые)
Order	Hymenoptera (перепончатокрылые)	Lepidoptera (чешуекрылые)
Family	Andrenidae	Noctuidae
Genus	Andrena	Acronicta
Species	Andrena varians	Acronicta rumicis

Evolutionary Relationship

Blackthorn Mining Bee and knot grass share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (насекомые)

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

knot grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	knot grass
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.

knot grass

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