Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Subarctic Bluet

Andrena humilis compared with Coenagrion interrogatum

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Subarctic Bluet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Subarctic Bluet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Andrenidae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Andrena	Coenagrion
Species	Andrena humilis	Coenagrion interrogatum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Subarctic Bluet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Subarctic Bluet
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.

Subarctic Bluet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in 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.