Belly-shaped Hard Grass vs Blackthorn Mining Bee

Aegilops ventricosa compared with Andrena varians

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Belly-shaped Hard Grass Blackthorn Mining Bee
Kingdom Plantae (พืช) Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)
Class Liliopsida (Monocots) Insecta (แมลง)
Order Poales (อันดับหญ้า) Hymenoptera (แตน)
Family Poaceae (Grass Family) Andrenidae
Genus Aegilops Andrena
Species Aegilops ventricosa Andrena varians

Conservation Status

Belly-shaped Hard Grass

LC — Least Concern

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Belly-shaped Hard Grass Blackthorn Mining Bee
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Belly-shaped Hard Grass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

Blackthorn Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Belly-shaped Hard Grass

The Belly-shaped Hard Grass (Aegilops ventricosa) is a species in the genus Aegilops. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.

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