Almond moth vs Buff-tailed Mining Bee

Cadra cautella compared with Andrena humilis

Key Differences

• Almond moth is Not Evaluated while Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Almond moth	Buff-tailed Mining Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Pyralidae	Andrenidae
Genus	Cadra	Andrena
Species	Cadra cautella	Andrena humilis

Evolutionary Relationship

Almond moth and Buff-tailed Mining Bee share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Almond moth

NE — Not Evaluated

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Almond moth	Buff-tailed Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Almond moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Seychelles), Asia (5 countries), Europe (28 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Venezuela).

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Almond moth

The Almond moth (Cadra cautella) is a species in the genus Cadra. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

The Buff-Tailed Mining Bee (Andrena humilis) is a species in the genus Andrena. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden