Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Dusted case-bearer

Andrena humilis compared with Coleophora adspersella

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Dusted case-bearer is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Dusted case-bearer
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)
Class same	Insecta (แมลง)	Insecta (แมลง)
Order	Hymenoptera (แตน)	Lepidoptera (ผีเสื้อ)
Family	Andrenidae	Coleophoridae
Genus	Andrena	Coleophora
Species	Andrena humilis	Coleophora adspersella

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-tailed Mining Bee and Dusted case-bearer share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (แมลง)

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Dusted case-bearer

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Dusted case-bearer
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.

Dusted case-bearer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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