Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Laburnum Leaf Miner

Andrena humilis compared with Leucoptera laburnella

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Laburnum Leaf Miner is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Laburnum Leaf Miner
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Andrenidae	Lyonetiidae
Genus	Andrena	Leucoptera
Species	Andrena humilis	Leucoptera laburnella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Laburnum Leaf Miner

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Laburnum Leaf Miner
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.

Laburnum Leaf Miner

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden