Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Small Suncup

Andrena humilis compared with Aspidonepsis flava

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Small Suncup is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Small Suncup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Andrenidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Andrena	Aspidonepsis
Species	Andrena humilis	Aspidonepsis flava

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Small Suncup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Small Suncup
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.

Small Suncup

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.