Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Chalcidoid wasp

Andrena humilis compared with Tetrastichus julis

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Chalcidoid wasp is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Chalcidoid wasp
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Andrenidae	Eulophidae
Genus	Andrena	Tetrastichus
Species	Andrena humilis	Tetrastichus julis

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-tailed Mining Bee and Chalcidoid wasp share a common ancestor at the Order level: Hymenoptera. (Ants, Bees & Wasps)

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Chalcidoid wasp

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Chalcidoid wasp
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.

Chalcidoid wasp

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.

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.

Chalcidoid wasp

The Chalcidoid wasp (Tetrastichus julis) is a species in the genus Tetrastichus. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden