Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Pointed Groundling

Andrena varians compared with Scrobipalpa acuminatella

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Pointed Groundling is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Pointed Groundling
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)
Class same	Insecta (böcek)	Insecta (böcek)
Order	Hymenoptera (Zar kanatlılar)	Lepidoptera (Pul kanatlılar)
Family	Andrenidae	Gelechiidae
Genus	Andrena	Scrobipalpa
Species	Andrena varians	Scrobipalpa acuminatella

Evolutionary Relationship

Blackthorn Mining Bee and Pointed Groundling share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (böcek)

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Pointed Groundling

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Pointed Groundling
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.

Pointed Groundling

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden