Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs silver y

Andrena humilis compared with Autographa gamma

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while silver y is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	silver y
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	Noctuidae
Genus	Andrena	Autographa
Species	Andrena humilis	Autographa gamma

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

silver y

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	silver y
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.

silver y

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria), Asia (Japan), and Europe (5 countries).

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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden