Anthracite Bee-fly vs crested arrowhead

Anthrax anthrax compared with Sagittaria cristata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	crested arrowhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Bombyliidae	Alismataceae
Genus	Anthrax	Sagittaria
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Sagittaria cristata

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

crested arrowhead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	crested arrowhead
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.

crested arrowhead

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

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.