Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Pointed Caper White

Andrena humilis compared with Belenois gidica

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Pointed Caper White is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Pointed Caper White
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	Pieridae
Genus	Andrena	Belenois
Species	Andrena humilis	Belenois gidica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Pointed Caper White

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Pointed Caper White
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.

Pointed Caper White

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.