Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs green comet milkweed

Andrena humilis compared with Asclepias viridiflora

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while green comet milkweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	green comet milkweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Andrenidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Andrena	Asclepias
Species	Andrena humilis	Asclepias viridiflora

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

green comet milkweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	green comet milkweed
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.

green comet milkweed

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Canada.

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.