Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Crosswort

Andrena humilis compared with Lysimachia quadrifolia

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Crosswort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Andrenidae	Primulaceae
Genus	Andrena	Lysimachia
Species	Andrena humilis	Lysimachia quadrifolia

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Crosswort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Crosswort
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.

Crosswort

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.