Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs yarrow mealybug

Andrena humilis compared with Atrococcus achilleae

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while yarrow mealybug is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	yarrow mealybug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Andrenidae	Pseudococcidae
Genus	Andrena	Atrococcus
Species	Andrena humilis	Atrococcus achilleae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

yarrow mealybug

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	yarrow mealybug
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.

yarrow mealybug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden