Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Maple Button

Andrena humilis compared with Acleris forsskaleana

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Maple Button
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	Tortricidae
Genus	Andrena	Acleris
Species	Andrena humilis	Acleris forsskaleana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Maple Button

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Maple Button
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.

Maple Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden