Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Mountain Fly Honeysuckle

Andrena humilis compared with Lonicera villosa

Key Differences

Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Mountain Fly Honeysuckle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Mountain Fly Honeysuckle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Andrenidae	Caprifoliaceae
Genus	Andrena	Lonicera
Species	Andrena humilis	Lonicera villosa

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Mountain Fly Honeysuckle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Mountain Fly Honeysuckle
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.

Mountain Fly Honeysuckle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, Norway, and United States.

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.