Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Mountain Ringlet

Andrena humilis compared with Erebia epiphron

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Mountain Ringlet is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Mountain Ringlet
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	Hymenoptera (ハチ目)	Lepidoptera (チョウ目)
Family	Andrenidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Andrena	Erebia
Species	Andrena humilis	Erebia epiphron

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Mountain Ringlet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Mountain Ringlet
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.

Mountain Ringlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (21 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.