Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Pole butterflybush

Andrena humilis compared with Buddleja officinalis

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Pole butterflybush is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Pole butterflybush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Andrenidae	Scrophulariaceae
Genus	Andrena	Buddleja
Species	Andrena humilis	Buddleja officinalis

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Pole butterflybush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Pole butterflybush
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.

Pole butterflybush

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.