Anthracite Bee-fly vs Bantry Notchwort

Anthrax anthrax compared with Mesoptychia bantriensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Bantry Notchwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Bombyliidae	Jungermanniaceae
Genus	Anthrax	Mesoptychia
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Mesoptychia bantriensis

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Bantry Notchwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Bantry Notchwort
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.

Bantry Notchwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across 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.

Bantry Notchwort

The Bantry Notchwort (Mesoptychia bantriensis) is a species in the genus Mesoptychia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.