Anthracite Bee-fly vs Chinese mugwort

Anthrax anthrax compared with Artemisia verlotiorum

Key Differences

• Anthracite Bee-fly is Least Concern while Chinese mugwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Chinese mugwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Bombyliidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Anthrax	Artemisia
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Artemisia verlotiorum

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Chinese mugwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Chinese mugwort
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.

Chinese mugwort

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (25 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Argentina, Brazil).

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.

Chinese mugwort

The Chinese Mugwort (Artemisia verlotiorum) is a species in the genus Artemisia. Native to Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Australia, and Belarus.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden