Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Scotch Bent-wing

Andrena varians compared with Leucoptera sinuella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Scotch Bent-wing
Kingdom same	Animalia (động vật)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (động vật Chân khớp)	Arthropoda (động vật Chân khớp)
Class same	Insecta (côn trùng)	Insecta (côn trùng)
Order	Hymenoptera (Bộ Cánh màng)	Lepidoptera (bộ Cánh vảy)
Family	Andrenidae	Lyonetiidae
Genus	Andrena	Leucoptera
Species	Andrena varians	Leucoptera sinuella

Evolutionary Relationship

Blackthorn Mining Bee and Scotch Bent-wing share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (côn trùng)

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Scotch Bent-wing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Scotch Bent-wing
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.

Scotch Bent-wing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden