Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Nose botfly

Andrena humilis compared with Gasterophilus haemorrhoidalis

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Nose botfly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Nose botfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Andrenidae	Oestridae
Genus	Andrena	Gasterophilus
Species	Andrena humilis	Gasterophilus haemorrhoidalis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Nose botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Nose botfly
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.

Nose botfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden