Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Bugloss Spear-wing

Andrena humilis compared with Tinagma ocnerostomella

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Bugloss Spear-wing is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Bugloss Spear-wing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Andrenidae	Douglasiidae
Genus	Andrena	Tinagma
Species	Andrena humilis	Tinagma ocnerostomella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Bugloss Spear-wing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Bugloss Spear-wing
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Bugloss Spear-wing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Bugloss Spear-wing

The Bugloss Spear-Wing (Tinagma ocnerostomella) is a species in the genus Tinagma. It is currently classified as Least Concern 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