Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs White Everlasting

Andrena humilis compared with Helichrysum virgineum

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while White Everlasting is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	White Everlasting
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Andrenidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Andrena	Helichrysum
Species	Andrena humilis	Helichrysum virgineum

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

White Everlasting

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	White Everlasting
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.

White Everlasting

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.