Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Little Bluebottle

Andrena humilis compared with Calliphora stelviana

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Little Bluebottle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Little Bluebottle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class same	Insecta (insecto)	Insecta (insecto)
Order	Hymenoptera (himenópteros)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Andrenidae	Calliphoridae
Genus	Andrena	Calliphora
Species	Andrena humilis	Calliphora stelviana

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-tailed Mining Bee and Little Bluebottle share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (insecto)

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Little Bluebottle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Little Bluebottle
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.

Little Bluebottle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across 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 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden