Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Wormwood Bent-wing

Andrena humilis compared with Bucculatrix artemisiella

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Wormwood Bent-wing is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Wormwood Bent-wing
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	Bucculatricidae
Genus	Andrena	Bucculatrix
Species	Andrena humilis	Bucculatrix artemisiella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Wormwood Bent-wing

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Wormwood Bent-wing
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.

Wormwood Bent-wing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden