Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Flame Lily

Andrena humilis compared with Lilium philadelphicum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Flame Lily
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Andrenidae	Liliaceae
Genus	Andrena	Lilium
Species	Andrena humilis	Lilium philadelphicum

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Flame Lily

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Flame Lily
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.

Flame Lily

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and 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.