Annual Marsh Fleabane vs Anthracite Bee-fly

Pluchea odorata compared with Anthrax anthrax

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Annual Marsh Fleabane Anthracite Bee-fly
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Insecta (Insects)
Order Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers) Diptera (Diptera)
Family Asteraceae (Daisy Family) Bombyliidae
Genus Pluchea Anthrax
Species Pluchea odorata Anthrax anthrax

Conservation Status

Annual Marsh Fleabane

LC — Least Concern

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Annual Marsh Fleabane Anthracite Bee-fly
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Annual Marsh Fleabane

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Colombia, Cuba, Japan, and Marshall Islands.

Anthracite Bee-fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Annual Marsh Fleabane

The Annual Marsh Fleabane (Pluchea odorata) is a species in the genus Pluchea. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

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.

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