Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Tufted Marbled Skipper

Andrena humilis compared with Carcharodus floccifera

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Tufted Marbled Skipper is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Tufted Marbled Skipper
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	Hesperiidae
Genus	Andrena	Carcharodus
Species	Andrena humilis	Carcharodus floccifera

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Tufted Marbled Skipper

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Tufted Marbled Skipper
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.

Tufted Marbled Skipper

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (28 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.