Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Lorquin’s Blue

Andrena humilis compared with Cupido lorquinii

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Lorquin’s Blue is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Lorquin’s Blue
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	Lycaenidae
Genus	Andrena	Cupido
Species	Andrena humilis	Cupido lorquinii

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-tailed Mining Bee and Lorquin’s Blue share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Lorquin’s Blue

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Lorquin’s Blue
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.

Lorquin’s Blue

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Portugal and Spain.

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.