Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Plain Dark-bee

Andrena varians compared with Stelis phaeoptera

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Plain Dark-bee is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Plain Dark-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 same	Hymenoptera (膜翅目)	Hymenoptera (膜翅目)
Family	Andrenidae	Megachilidae
Genus	Andrena	Stelis
Species	Andrena varians	Stelis phaeoptera

Evolutionary Relationship

Blackthorn Mining Bee and Plain Dark-bee share a common ancestor at the Order level: Hymenoptera. (膜翅目)

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Plain Dark-bee

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Plain Dark-bee
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.

Plain Dark-bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, 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 4 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden