Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Sneezeweed

Andrena varians compared with Achillea ptarmica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Sneezeweed
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	Achillea
Species	Andrena varians	Achillea ptarmica

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Sneezeweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Sneezeweed
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.

Sneezeweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile).

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.