Blackthorn Mining Bee vs Rusty Dot

Andrena varians compared with Udea ferrugalis

Key Differences

• Blackthorn Mining Bee is Least Concern while Rusty Dot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Rusty Dot
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	Hymenoptera (膜翅目)	Lepidoptera (鱗翅目)
Family	Andrenidae	Crambidae
Genus	Andrena	Udea
Species	Andrena varians	Udea ferrugalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Blackthorn Mining Bee and Rusty Dot share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (昆蟲綱)

Conservation Status

Blackthorn Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Rusty Dot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blackthorn Mining Bee	Rusty Dot
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.

Rusty Dot

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Taiwan), and Europe (5 countries).

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