Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Twilight Darner

Andrena humilis compared with Gynacantha nervosa

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Twilight Darner is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Twilight Darner
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	Aeshnidae
Genus	Andrena	Gynacantha
Species	Andrena humilis	Gynacantha nervosa

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Twilight Darner

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Twilight Darner
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.

Twilight Darner

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.