Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Lunulate Ophrys

Andrena humilis compared with Ophrys lunulata

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Lunulate Ophrys is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Lunulate Ophrys
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Andrenidae	Orchidaceae
Genus	Andrena	Ophrys
Species	Andrena humilis	Ophrys lunulata

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Lunulate Ophrys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Lunulate Ophrys
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.

Lunulate Ophrys

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.