Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Silent Firefly

Andrena humilis compared with Photinus indictus

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Silent Firefly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Silent Firefly
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class same	Insecta (insecte)	Insecta (insecte)
Order	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Andrenidae	Lampyridae
Genus	Andrena	Photinus
Species	Andrena humilis	Photinus indictus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Silent Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Silent Firefly
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.

Silent Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.