Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Daisy Bent-wing

Andrena humilis compared with Bucculatrix nigricomella

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Daisy Bent-wing is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Daisy Bent-wing
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	Bucculatricidae
Genus	Andrena	Bucculatrix
Species	Andrena humilis	Bucculatrix nigricomella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Daisy Bent-wing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Daisy Bent-wing
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.

Daisy Bent-wing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden