Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Mediterranean Skipper

Andrena humilis compared with Gegenes nostrodamus

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Mediterranean Skipper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Mediterranean Skipper
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	Hesperiidae
Genus	Andrena	Gegenes
Species	Andrena humilis	Gegenes nostrodamus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Mediterranean Skipper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Mediterranean Skipper
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.

Mediterranean Skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries).

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.