Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Drab Clothes

Andrena humilis compared with Haplotinea insectella

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Drab Clothes is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Drab Clothes
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	Tineidae
Genus	Andrena	Haplotinea
Species	Andrena humilis	Haplotinea insectella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Drab Clothes

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Drab Clothes
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.

Drab Clothes

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Europe (17 countries), and North America (Canada).

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