Anthracite Bee-fly vs Dancing Dropwing

Anthrax anthrax compared with Trithemis pallidinervis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Dancing Dropwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Bombyliidae	Libellulidae
Genus	Anthrax	Trithemis
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Trithemis pallidinervis

Evolutionary Relationship

Anthracite Bee-fly and Dancing Dropwing share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Dancing Dropwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Dancing Dropwing
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.

Dancing Dropwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.