Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Veatch's dodder

Andrena humilis compared with Cuscuta veatchii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Veatch's dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Andrenidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Andrena	Cuscuta
Species	Andrena humilis	Cuscuta veatchii

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Veatch's dodder

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Veatch's dodder
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.

Veatch's dodder

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.