Anthracite Bee-fly vs Daisy-Chrysanthemum

Anthrax anthrax compared with Leucanthemum maximum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Daisy-Chrysanthemum
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	Leucanthemum
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Leucanthemum maximum

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Daisy-Chrysanthemum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Daisy-Chrysanthemum
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.

Daisy-Chrysanthemum

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador).

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.