Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Currant Stem Girdler

Andrena humilis compared with Agrilus ribesi

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Currant Stem Girdler is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Currant Stem Girdler
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Andrenidae	Buprestidae
Genus	Andrena	Agrilus
Species	Andrena humilis	Agrilus ribesi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Currant Stem Girdler

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Currant Stem Girdler
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.

Currant Stem Girdler

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Sweden, Switzerland, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden