Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Dark Firefly

Andrena humilis compared with Pyropyga nigricans

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Dark Firefly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Dark Firefly
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	Lampyridae
Genus	Andrena	Pyropyga
Species	Andrena humilis	Pyropyga nigricans

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Dark Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Dark Firefly
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.

Dark Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.