Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Joint-Leaf Rush

Andrena varians compared with Juncus articulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Joint-Leaf Rush
Kingdom	Animalia (động vật)	Plantae (thực vật)
Phylum	Arthropoda (động vật Chân khớp)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (côn trùng)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Bộ Cánh màng)	Poales (bộ Hòa thảo)
Family	Andrenidae	Juncaceae
Genus	Andrena	Juncus
Species	Andrena varians	Juncus articulatus

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Joint-Leaf Rush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Joint-Leaf Rush
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.

Joint-Leaf Rush

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

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.