Base-lined Grey vs Blackthorn Mining Bee

Scoparia basistrigalis compared with Andrena varians

Key Differences

• Base-lined Grey is Near Threatened while Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Base-lined Grey	Blackthorn Mining Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)
Class same	Insecta (昆蟲綱)	Insecta (昆蟲綱)
Order	Lepidoptera (鱗翅目)	Hymenoptera (膜翅目)
Family	Crambidae	Andrenidae
Genus	Scoparia	Andrena
Species	Scoparia basistrigalis	Andrena varians

Evolutionary Relationship

Base-lined Grey and Blackthorn Mining Bee share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (昆蟲綱)

Conservation Status

Base-lined Grey

NT — Near Threatened

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Base-lined Grey	Blackthorn Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Base-lined Grey

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Blackthorn Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Base-lined Grey

The Base-lined Grey (Scoparia basistrigalis) is a species in the genus Scoparia. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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