Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Catchfly

Andrena humilis compared with Silene antirrhina

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Catchfly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Catchfly
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Arthropoda (節足動物)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class	Insecta (昆虫)	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)
Order	Hymenoptera (ハチ目)	Caryophyllales (ナデシコ目)
Family	Andrenidae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Andrena	Silene
Species	Andrena humilis	Silene antirrhina

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Catchfly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Catchfly
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.

Catchfly

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (Hungary, Norway, Sweden), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Argentina, Brazil).

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.

Catchfly

The Catchfly (Silene antirrhina) is a species in the genus Silene. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden