Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Pine Leaf-Mining Moth

Andrena humilis compared with Clavigesta purdeyi

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Pine Leaf-Mining Moth is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Pine Leaf-Mining Moth
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class same	Insecta (insecto)	Insecta (insecto)
Order	Hymenoptera (himenópteros)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Andrenidae	Tortricidae
Genus	Andrena	Clavigesta
Species	Andrena humilis	Clavigesta purdeyi

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Pine Leaf-Mining Moth

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Pine Leaf-Mining Moth
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.

Pine Leaf-Mining Moth

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden