Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Sulphur Orange Tip

Andrena humilis compared with Colotis auxo

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Sulphur Orange Tip is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Sulphur Orange Tip
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	Pieridae
Genus	Andrena	Colotis
Species	Andrena humilis	Colotis auxo

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Sulphur Orange Tip

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Sulphur Orange Tip
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.

Sulphur Orange Tip

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.