Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Dark-triangle Button

Andrena humilis compared with Acleris laterana

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Dark-triangle Button
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	Tortricidae
Genus	Andrena	Acleris
Species	Andrena humilis	Acleris laterana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Dark-triangle Button

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Dark-triangle Button
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-triangle Button

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