Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Eastern Pale Clouded Yellow

Andrena humilis compared with Colias erate

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Eastern Pale Clouded Yellow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Eastern Pale Clouded Yellow
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	Pieridae
Genus	Andrena	Colias
Species	Andrena humilis	Colias erate

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-tailed Mining Bee and Eastern Pale Clouded Yellow share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Eastern Pale Clouded Yellow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Eastern Pale Clouded Yellow
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.

Eastern Pale Clouded Yellow

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (16 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.