Anthracite Bee-fly vs Bladder Campion

Anthrax anthrax compared with Silene vulgaris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Bladder Campion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Bombyliidae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Anthrax	Silene
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Silene vulgaris

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Bladder Campion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Bladder Campion
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.

Bladder Campion

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile).

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.

Bladder Campion

The Bladder Campion (Silene vulgaris) is a species in the genus Silene. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.