Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs purple clarkia

Andrena humilis compared with Clarkia purpurea

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while purple clarkia is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	purple clarkia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Andrenidae	Onagraceae
Genus	Andrena	Clarkia
Species	Andrena humilis	Clarkia purpurea

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

purple clarkia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	purple clarkia
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.

purple clarkia

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

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 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden