Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Dotted Bee-fly

Andrena humilis compared with Bombylius discolor

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Dotted Bee-fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Dotted Bee-fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Andrenidae	Bombyliidae
Genus	Andrena	Bombylius
Species	Andrena humilis	Bombylius discolor

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Dotted Bee-fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Dotted Bee-fly
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.

Dotted Bee-fly

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