Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Fleabane Tortoise Beetle

Andrena humilis compared with Cassida murraea

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Fleabane Tortoise Beetle is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Fleabane Tortoise Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Andrenidae	Chrysomelidae
Genus	Andrena	Cassida
Species	Andrena humilis	Cassida murraea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Fleabane Tortoise Beetle

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Fleabane Tortoise Beetle
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.

Fleabane Tortoise Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Ireland, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden