Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs White-Triangle Slender

Andrena humilis compared with Caloptilia stigmatella

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while White-Triangle Slender is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	White-Triangle Slender
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	Gracillariidae
Genus	Andrena	Caloptilia
Species	Andrena humilis	Caloptilia stigmatella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

White-Triangle Slender

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	White-Triangle Slender
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-Triangle Slender

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (8 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

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