Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Hine's Emerald

Andrena humilis compared with Somatochlora hineana

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Hine's Emerald is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Hine's Emerald
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class same	Insecta (insecto)	Insecta (insecto)
Order	Hymenoptera (himenópteros)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Andrenidae	Corduliidae
Genus	Andrena	Somatochlora
Species	Andrena humilis	Somatochlora hineana

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-tailed Mining Bee and Hine's Emerald share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (insecto)

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Hine's Emerald

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Hine's Emerald
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.

Hine's Emerald

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.