Arctic Sulfur vs Buff-tailed Mining Bee

Colias palaeno compared with Andrena humilis

Key Differences

• Arctic Sulfur is Least Concern while Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic Sulfur	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	Pieridae	Andrenidae
Genus	Colias	Andrena
Species	Colias palaeno	Andrena humilis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Arctic Sulfur

LC — Least Concern

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic Sulfur	Buff-tailed Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arctic Sulfur

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (24 countries).

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Arctic Sulfur

Arctic Sulfur (Colias palaeno) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

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