Rüben-Palpenmotte, Rübenmotte vs Buff-tailed Mining Bee

Scrobipalpa ocellatella compared with Andrena humilis

Key Differences

• Rüben-Palpenmotte, Rübenmotte is Not Evaluated while Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Rüben-Palpenmotte, Rübenmotte	Buff-tailed Mining Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class same	Insecta (Insekten)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)	Hymenoptera (Hautflügler)
Family	Gelechiidae	Andrenidae
Genus	Scrobipalpa	Andrena
Species	Scrobipalpa ocellatella	Andrena humilis

Evolutionary Relationship

Rüben-Palpenmotte, Rübenmotte and Buff-tailed Mining Bee share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insekten)

Conservation Status

Rüben-Palpenmotte, Rübenmotte

NE — Not Evaluated

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Rüben-Palpenmotte, Rübenmotte	Buff-tailed Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Rüben-Palpenmotte, Rübenmotte

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Rüben-Palpenmotte, Rübenmotte

The Beet Moth (Scrobipalpa ocellatella) is a species in the genus Scrobipalpa. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats. The species is documented in scientific literature under the name Scrobipalpa ocellatella.

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