Buff-tailed Mining Bee vs Parasitoid wasp

Andrena humilis compared with Aphelinus mali

Key Differences

• Buff-tailed Mining Bee is Extinct while Parasitoid wasp is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Parasitoid wasp
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 same	Hymenoptera (膜翅目)	Hymenoptera (膜翅目)
Family	Andrenidae	Aphelinidae
Genus	Andrena	Aphelinus
Species	Andrena humilis	Aphelinus mali

Evolutionary Relationship

Buff-tailed Mining Bee and Parasitoid wasp share a common ancestor at the Order level: Hymenoptera. (膜翅目)

Conservation Status

Buff-tailed Mining Bee

EX — Extinct

Parasitoid wasp

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buff-tailed Mining Bee	Parasitoid wasp
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.

Parasitoid wasp

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Israel, Japan), Europe (23 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Chile, Peru).

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