Anthracite Bee-fly vs cotton fireweed

Anthrax anthrax compared with Senecio quadridentatus

Key Differences

Anthracite Bee-fly is Least Concern while cotton fireweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	cotton fireweed
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	Senecio
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Senecio quadridentatus

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

cotton fireweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	cotton fireweed
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.

cotton fireweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Sweden, and United Kingdom.

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.