Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Slender-footed Robberfly

Andrena varians compared with Leptarthrus brevirostris

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Slender-footed Robberfly is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Slender-footed Robberfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (членистоногие)	Arthropoda (членистоногие)
Class same	Insecta (насекомые)	Insecta (насекомые)
Order	Hymenoptera (перепончатокрылые)	Diptera (двукрылые)
Family	Andrenidae	Asilidae
Genus	Andrena	Leptarthrus
Species	Andrena varians	Leptarthrus brevirostris

Evolutionary Relationship

Blackthorn Mining Bee and Slender-footed Robberfly share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (насекомые)

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Slender-footed Robberfly

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Slender-footed Robberfly
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.

Slender-footed Robberfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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