Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Gorse Lacebug

Andrena humilis compared with Dictyonota strichnocera

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Gorse Lacebug is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Gorse Lacebug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Andrenidae	Tingidae
Genus	Andrena	Dictyonota
Species	Andrena humilis	Dictyonota strichnocera

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Gorse Lacebug

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Gorse Lacebug
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.

Gorse Lacebug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Denmark.

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 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark