Anthracite Bee-fly vs Ash-coloured Sober

Anthrax anthrax compared with Acompsia cinerella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Ash-coloured Sober
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Bombyliidae	Gelechiidae
Genus	Anthrax	Acompsia
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Acompsia cinerella

Evolutionary Relationship

Anthracite Bee-fly and Ash-coloured Sober share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Ash-coloured Sober

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Ash-coloured Sober
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.

Ash-coloured Sober

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Ash-coloured Sober

Ash-coloured sober (Acompsia cinerella) is a species in the genus Acompsia. It is listed 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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden