Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Dried fruit moth

Andrena humilis compared with Cadra calidella

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Dried fruit moth is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Dried fruit moth
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	Pyralidae
Genus	Andrena	Cadra
Species	Andrena humilis	Cadra calidella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Dried fruit moth

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Dried fruit moth
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.

Dried fruit moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Africa (Algeria) and Europe (15 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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden