Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Meadow White

Andrena humilis compared with Pontia helice

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Meadow White is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Meadow White
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	Pieridae
Genus	Andrena	Pontia
Species	Andrena humilis	Pontia helice

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Meadow White

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Meadow White
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.

Meadow White

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.