Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Dancing Dropwing

Andrena humilis compared with Trithemis pallidinervis

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Dancing Dropwing is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Dancing Dropwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Andrenidae	Libellulidae
Genus	Andrena	Trithemis
Species	Andrena humilis	Trithemis pallidinervis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Dancing Dropwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Dancing Dropwing
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.

Dancing Dropwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in 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.