Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Larkspur

Andrena humilis compared with Delphinium iris

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Larkspur is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Larkspur
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Andrenidae	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Andrena	Delphinium
Species	Andrena humilis	Delphinium iris

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Larkspur

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Larkspur
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.

Larkspur

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.