Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Ocellated Emerald

Andrena humilis compared with Somatochlora minor

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Ocellated Emerald
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	Corduliidae
Genus	Andrena	Somatochlora
Species	Andrena humilis	Somatochlora minor

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Ocellated Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Ocellated Emerald
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 Emerald

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.