Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Queen Purple Tip

Andrena humilis compared with Colotis regina

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Queen Purple Tip is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Queen Purple Tip
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	Colotis
Species	Andrena humilis	Colotis regina

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-tailed Mining Bee and Queen Purple Tip share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Queen Purple Tip

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Queen Purple Tip
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.

Queen Purple Tip

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.