Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Rusty Swift

Andrena humilis compared with Borbo detecta

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Rusty Swift is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Rusty Swift
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	Hesperiidae
Genus	Andrena	Borbo
Species	Andrena humilis	Borbo detecta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Rusty Swift

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Rusty Swift
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.

Rusty Swift

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.