Anthracite Bee-fly vs Brown Leaf Weevil

Anthrax anthrax compared with Phyllobius oblongus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Brown Leaf Weevil
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Bombyliidae	Curculionidae
Genus	Anthrax	Phyllobius
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Phyllobius oblongus

Evolutionary Relationship

Anthracite Bee-fly and Brown Leaf Weevil share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

View Class: Insecta

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Brown Leaf Weevil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Brown Leaf Weevil
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.

Brown Leaf Weevil

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate grasslands and steppes, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Turkey), Europe (34 countries), and North America (Canada, 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.

Brown Leaf Weevil

The Brown Leaf Weevil (Phyllobius oblongus) is a species in the genus Phyllobius. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate grasslands and steppes, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.