Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Vetch Sober

Andrena humilis compared with Aproaerema anthyllidella

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Vetch Sober is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Vetch Sober
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	Gelechiidae
Genus	Andrena	Aproaerema
Species	Andrena humilis	Aproaerema anthyllidella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Vetch Sober

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Vetch Sober
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.

Vetch Sober

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden