Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Pale Clouded Yellow

Andrena humilis compared with Colias hyale

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Pale Clouded Yellow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Pale Clouded Yellow
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	Hymenoptera (膜翅目)	Lepidoptera (鱗翅目)
Family	Andrenidae	Pieridae
Genus	Andrena	Colias
Species	Andrena humilis	Colias hyale

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-tailed Mining Bee and Pale Clouded Yellow share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (昆蟲綱)

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Pale Clouded Yellow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Pale Clouded Yellow
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.

Pale Clouded Yellow

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (35 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.

Pale Clouded Yellow

淡云黄蝶（Colias hyale）在IUCN红色名录中被评为无危（LC）。该物种在其分布范围内广泛分布，种群数量稳定，没有直接的保护关切。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden