Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Torquay Clothes

Andrena humilis compared with Infurcitinea albicomella

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Torquay Clothes is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Torquay Clothes
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	Meessiidae
Genus	Andrena	Infurcitinea
Species	Andrena humilis	Infurcitinea albicomella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Torquay Clothes

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Torquay Clothes
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.

Torquay Clothes

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

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 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden