Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs C-blanc

Andrena humilis compared with Polygonia c-album

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while C-blanc is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	C-blanc
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class same	Insecta (insecte)	Insecta (insecte)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Andrenidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Andrena	Polygonia
Species	Andrena humilis	Polygonia c-album

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-tailed Mining Bee and C-blanc share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (insecte)

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

C-blanc

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	C-blanc
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.

C-blanc

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (40 countries).

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.

C-blanc

comma (Polygonia c-album) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden