Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs spiral flag

Andrena humilis compared with Costus villosissimus

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while spiral flag is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	spiral flag
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (insecto)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Hymenoptera (himenópteros)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Andrenidae	Costaceae
Genus	Andrena	Costus
Species	Andrena humilis	Costus villosissimus

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

spiral flag

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	spiral flag
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.

spiral flag

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.