Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Rose Stem Girdler

Andrena humilis compared with Agrilus cuprescens

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Rose Stem Girdler is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Rose Stem Girdler
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Andrenidae	Buprestidae
Genus	Andrena	Agrilus
Species	Andrena humilis	Agrilus cuprescens

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-tailed Mining Bee and Rose Stem Girdler share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Rose Stem Girdler

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Rose Stem Girdler
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.

Rose Stem Girdler

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden