Anthracite Bee-fly vs Bitter-Ash

Anthrax anthrax compared with Euonymus atropurpureus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Bitter-Ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Celastrales (Celastrales)
Family	Bombyliidae	Celastraceae
Genus	Anthrax	Euonymus
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Euonymus atropurpureus

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Bitter-Ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Bitter-Ash
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.

Bitter-Ash

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.

Bitter-Ash

The Bitter-Ash (Euonymus atropurpureus) is a species in the genus Euonymus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.