Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Three-tailed swallowtail

Andrena humilis compared with Papilio multicaudata

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Three-tailed swallowtail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Three-tailed swallowtail
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	Papilionidae
Genus	Andrena	Papilio
Species	Andrena humilis	Papilio multicaudata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Three-tailed swallowtail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Three-tailed swallowtail
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.

Three-tailed swallowtail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Canada.

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.