Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Hook-Lobed Dandelion

Andrena varians compared with Taraxacum hamatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Hook-Lobed Dandelion
Kingdom	Animalia (động vật)	Plantae (thực vật)
Phylum	Arthropoda (động vật Chân khớp)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (côn trùng)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Bộ Cánh màng)	Asterales (Bộ Cúc)
Family	Andrenidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Andrena	Taraxacum
Species	Andrena varians	Taraxacum hamatum

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Hook-Lobed Dandelion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Hook-Lobed Dandelion
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.

Hook-Lobed Dandelion

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.

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.