alpine silverwort vs Horse botfly

Anthelia julacea compared with Gasterophilus intestinalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	alpine silverwort	Horse botfly
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Antheliaceae	Oestridae
Genus	Anthelia	Gasterophilus
Species	Anthelia julacea	Gasterophilus intestinalis

Conservation Status

alpine silverwort

LC — Least Concern

Horse botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	alpine silverwort	Horse botfly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

alpine silverwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Horse botfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

alpine silverwort

The Alpine silverwort (Anthelia julacea) is a species in the genus Anthelia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Distributed across Norway and Sweden.