Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Fiery Clearwing

Andrena humilis compared with Pyropteron chrysidiformis

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Fiery Clearwing is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Fiery Clearwing
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	Sesiidae
Genus	Andrena	Pyropteron
Species	Andrena humilis	Pyropteron chrysidiformis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Fiery Clearwing

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Fiery Clearwing
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.

Fiery Clearwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Belgium.

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 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium