Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Small Dark-bee

Andrena varians compared with Stelis breviuscula

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Small Dark-bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)
Class same	Insecta (แมลง)	Insecta (แมลง)
Order same	Hymenoptera (แตน)	Hymenoptera (แตน)
Family	Andrenidae	Megachilidae
Genus	Andrena	Stelis
Species	Andrena varians	Stelis breviuscula

Evolutionary Relationship

Blackthorn Mining Bee and Small Dark-bee share a common ancestor at the Order level: Hymenoptera. (แตน)

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Small Dark-bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Small Dark-bee
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.

Small Dark-bee

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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