Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs mariée

Andrena humilis compared with Catocala nupta

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while mariée is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	mariée
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	Erebidae
Genus	Andrena	Catocala
Species	Andrena humilis	Catocala nupta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

mariée

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	mariée
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.

mariée

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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