Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Moth

Andrena varians compared with Chrysoesthia sexguttella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Moth
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	Gelechiidae
Genus	Andrena	Chrysoesthia
Species	Andrena varians	Chrysoesthia sexguttella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Moth

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Moth
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.

Moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden