Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Ahorn-Spinnerwickler

Andrena humilis compared with Acleris forsskaleana

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Ahorn-Spinnerwickler is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Ahorn-Spinnerwickler
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class same	Insecta (Insekten)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order	Hymenoptera (Hautflügler)	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)
Family	Andrenidae	Tortricidae
Genus	Andrena	Acleris
Species	Andrena humilis	Acleris forsskaleana

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-tailed Mining Bee and Ahorn-Spinnerwickler share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insekten)

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Ahorn-Spinnerwickler

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Ahorn-Spinnerwickler
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.

Ahorn-Spinnerwickler

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and 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