Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Illustrious Greenbottle

Andrena humilis compared with Lucilia illustris

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Illustrious Greenbottle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Illustrious Greenbottle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Andrenidae	Calliphoridae
Genus	Andrena	Lucilia
Species	Andrena humilis	Lucilia illustris

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Illustrious Greenbottle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Illustrious Greenbottle
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.

Illustrious Greenbottle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden