Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Eastern Willow Spreadwing

Andrena humilis compared with Chalcolestes parvidens

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Eastern Willow Spreadwing
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	Lestidae
Genus	Andrena	Chalcolestes
Species	Andrena humilis	Chalcolestes parvidens

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Eastern Willow Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Eastern Willow Spreadwing
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 Willow Spreadwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.