Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Cyprus Grayling

Andrena humilis compared with Hipparchia cypriensis

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Cyprus Grayling is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Cyprus Grayling
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Andrenidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Andrena	Hipparchia
Species	Andrena humilis	Hipparchia cypriensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Cyprus Grayling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Cyprus Grayling
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.

Cyprus Grayling

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Cyprus.

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.