Anthracite Bee-fly vs Cortadera blanca

Anthrax anthrax compared with Scleria gaertneri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Cortadera blanca
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Bombyliidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Anthrax	Scleria
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Scleria gaertneri

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Cortadera blanca

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Cortadera blanca
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.

Cortadera blanca

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Cuba, Guinea, 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.