Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Pale-shouldered Brocade

Andrena humilis compared with Lacanobia thalassina

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Pale-shouldered Brocade is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Pale-shouldered Brocade
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Andrenidae	Noctuidae
Genus	Andrena	Lacanobia
Species	Andrena humilis	Lacanobia thalassina

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Pale-shouldered Brocade

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Pale-shouldered Brocade
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.

Pale-shouldered Brocade

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden