Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Pale Straw Pearl

Andrena humilis compared with Udea lutealis

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Pale Straw Pearl is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Pale Straw Pearl
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	Crambidae
Genus	Andrena	Udea
Species	Andrena humilis	Udea lutealis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Pale Straw Pearl

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Pale Straw Pearl
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 Straw Pearl

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