Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Coppery Dancer

Andrena humilis compared with Argia cuprea

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Coppery Dancer is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Coppery Dancer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Andrenidae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Andrena	Argia
Species	Andrena humilis	Argia cuprea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Coppery Dancer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Coppery Dancer
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.

Coppery Dancer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.