Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Scarlet spiral-ginger

Andrena humilis compared with Costus woodsonii

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Scarlet spiral-ginger is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Scarlet spiral-ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Andrenidae	Costaceae
Genus	Andrena	Costus
Species	Andrena humilis	Costus woodsonii

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Scarlet spiral-ginger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Scarlet spiral-ginger
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.

Scarlet spiral-ginger

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Marshall Islands, Palau, Saint Lucia, and United States.

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.