Ashy Button vs Buff-tailed Mining Bee

Acleris sparsana compared with Andrena humilis

Key Differences

• Ashy Button is Least Concern while Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ashy Button	Buff-tailed Mining Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (節足動物)	Arthropoda (節足動物)
Class same	Insecta (昆虫)	Insecta (昆虫)
Order	Lepidoptera (チョウ目)	Hymenoptera (ハチ目)
Family	Tortricidae	Andrenidae
Genus	Acleris	Andrena
Species	Acleris sparsana	Andrena humilis

Evolutionary Relationship

Ashy Button and Buff-tailed Mining Bee share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (昆虫)

Conservation Status

Ashy Button

LC — Least Concern

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ashy Button	Buff-tailed Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ashy Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Ashy Button

Ashy button (Acleris sparsana) is a species in the genus Acleris. It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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