Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Ocellated Darner

Andrena humilis compared with Boyeria grafiana

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Ocellated Darner is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Ocellated Darner
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Andrenidae	Aeshnidae
Genus	Andrena	Boyeria
Species	Andrena humilis	Boyeria grafiana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Ocellated Darner

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Ocellated Darner
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.

Ocellated Darner

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in 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.