Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Eastern Pondhawk

Andrena humilis compared with Erythemis simplicicollis

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Eastern Pondhawk is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Eastern Pondhawk
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Andrenidae	Libellulidae
Genus	Andrena	Erythemis
Species	Andrena humilis	Erythemis simplicicollis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Eastern Pondhawk

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Eastern Pondhawk
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 Pondhawk

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in United States.

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.