Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Brilliant Emerald

Andrena varians compared with Somatochlora metallica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Brilliant Emerald
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)
Class same	Insecta (แมลง)	Insecta (แมลง)
Order	Hymenoptera (แตน)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Andrenidae	Corduliidae
Genus	Andrena	Somatochlora
Species	Andrena varians	Somatochlora metallica

Evolutionary Relationship

Blackthorn Mining Bee and Brilliant Emerald share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (แมลง)

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Brilliant Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Brilliant Emerald
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.

Brilliant Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Brilliant Emerald

Brilliant Emerald (Somatochlora metallica) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden