Anthracite Bee-fly vs Delicate Buttercup

Anthrax anthrax compared with Ranunculus confervoides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Delicate Buttercup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Bombyliidae	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Anthrax	Ranunculus
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Ranunculus confervoides

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Delicate Buttercup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Delicate Buttercup
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.

Delicate Buttercup

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, 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.