Big Dipper Firefly vs Buff-tailed Mining Bee

Photinus pyralis compared with Andrena humilis

Key Differences

• Big Dipper Firefly is Least Concern while Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big Dipper Firefly	Buff-tailed Mining Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)
Class same	Insecta (昆蟲綱)	Insecta (昆蟲綱)
Order	Coleoptera (鞘翅目)	Hymenoptera (膜翅目)
Family	Lampyridae	Andrenidae
Genus	Photinus	Andrena
Species	Photinus pyralis	Andrena humilis

Evolutionary Relationship

Big Dipper Firefly and Buff-tailed Mining Bee share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (昆蟲綱)

Conservation Status

Big Dipper Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big Dipper Firefly	Buff-tailed Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big Dipper Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Big Dipper Firefly

The Big Dipper Firefly (Photinus pyralis) is a species in the genus Photinus. It is currently classified 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.