Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Stargrass

Andrena varians compared with Cynodon plectostachyus

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Stargrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Stargrass
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum	Arthropoda (членистоногие)	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)
Class	Insecta (насекомые)	Liliopsida (лилиопсиды)
Order	Hymenoptera (перепончатокрылые)	Poales (злакоцветные)
Family	Andrenidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Andrena	Cynodon
Species	Andrena varians	Cynodon plectostachyus

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Stargrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Stargrass
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.

Stargrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar, Mauritius), Asia (India, Japan, Taiwan), North America (Cuba, Mexico, United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.