Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Window Acraea

Andrena humilis compared with Acraea aglaonice

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Window Acraea is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Window Acraea
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	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Andrena	Acraea
Species	Andrena humilis	Acraea aglaonice

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Window Acraea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Window Acraea
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.

Window Acraea

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.