Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Kirby's Dropwing

Andrena humilis compared with Trithemis kirbyi

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Kirby's Dropwing is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Kirby's Dropwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Andrenidae	Libellulidae
Genus	Andrena	Trithemis
Species	Andrena humilis	Trithemis kirbyi

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-tailed Mining Bee and Kirby's Dropwing share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Kirby's Dropwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Kirby's Dropwing
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.

Kirby's Dropwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.