Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Northern Firefly

Andrena humilis compared with Pyractomena borealis

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Northern Firefly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Northern Firefly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Andrenidae	Lampyridae
Genus	Andrena	Pyractomena
Species	Andrena humilis	Pyractomena borealis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Northern Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Northern Firefly
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.

Northern Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.