Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Creeping Thistle Lacebug

Andrena humilis compared with Tingis ampliata

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Creeping Thistle Lacebug is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Creeping Thistle Lacebug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Andrenidae	Tingidae
Genus	Andrena	Tingis
Species	Andrena humilis	Tingis ampliata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Creeping Thistle Lacebug

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Creeping Thistle Lacebug
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.

Creeping Thistle Lacebug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden