Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Paint Trillium

Andrena humilis compared with Trillium undulatum

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Paint Trillium is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Paint Trillium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Andrenidae	Melanthiaceae
Genus	Andrena	Trillium
Species	Andrena humilis	Trillium undulatum

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Paint Trillium

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Paint Trillium
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.

Paint Trillium

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.