Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Marsh Cosmet

Andrena humilis compared with Cosmopterix orichalcea

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Marsh Cosmet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Marsh Cosmet
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	Cosmopterigidae
Genus	Andrena	Cosmopterix
Species	Andrena humilis	Cosmopterix orichalcea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Marsh Cosmet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Marsh Cosmet
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.

Marsh Cosmet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

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 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden