Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Twin Dotted Border

Andrena humilis compared with Mylothris rueppellii

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Twin Dotted Border is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Twin Dotted Border
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	Mylothris
Species	Andrena humilis	Mylothris rueppellii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Twin Dotted Border

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Twin Dotted Border
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.

Twin Dotted Border

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.