Anthracite Bee-fly vs Lorquin’s Blue

Anthrax anthrax compared with Cupido lorquinii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Lorquin’s Blue
Kingdom same	Animalia (حيوانات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (مفصليات الأرجل)	Arthropoda (مفصليات الأرجل)
Class same	Insecta (حشرات)	Insecta (حشرات)
Order	Diptera (ذوات الجناحين)	Lepidoptera (حرشفيات الأجنحة)
Family	Bombyliidae	Lycaenidae
Genus	Anthrax	Cupido
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Cupido lorquinii

Evolutionary Relationship

Anthracite Bee-fly and Lorquin’s Blue share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (حشرات)

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Lorquin’s Blue

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Lorquin’s Blue
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Anthracite Bee-fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Lorquin’s Blue

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Portugal and Spain.

Anthracite Bee-fly

The Anthracite Bee-fly (Anthrax anthrax) is a species in the genus Anthrax. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇵🇹 Portugal