Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Samos Grayling

Andrena humilis compared with Hipparchia mersina

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Samos Grayling is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Samos Grayling
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	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Andrena	Hipparchia
Species	Andrena humilis	Hipparchia mersina

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Samos Grayling

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Samos Grayling
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.

Samos Grayling

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Greece.

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.