Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Grey Catchfly

Andrena humilis compared with Silene grisea

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Grey Catchfly is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Grey Catchfly
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Andrenidae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Andrena	Silene
Species	Andrena humilis	Silene grisea

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Grey Catchfly

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Grey Catchfly
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.

Grey Catchfly

Habitat

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

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.