Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs False Slender-footed Robberfly

Andrena humilis compared with Leptarthrus vitripennis

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while False Slender-footed Robberfly is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	False Slender-footed Robberfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Andrenidae	Asilidae
Genus	Andrena	Leptarthrus
Species	Andrena humilis	Leptarthrus vitripennis

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-tailed Mining Bee and False Slender-footed Robberfly share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

False Slender-footed Robberfly

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	False Slender-footed Robberfly
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.

False Slender-footed Robberfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden