Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Dingy Dowd

Andrena humilis compared with Blastobasis adustella

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Dingy Dowd is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Dingy Dowd
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	Blastobasidae
Genus	Andrena	Blastobasis
Species	Andrena humilis	Blastobasis adustella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Dingy Dowd

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Dingy Dowd
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.

Dingy Dowd

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

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 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium