Anthracite Bee-fly vs Drooping Trillium

Anthrax anthrax compared with Trillium flexipes

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Drooping Trillium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Bombyliidae	Melanthiaceae
Genus	Anthrax	Trillium
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Trillium flexipes

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Drooping Trillium

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Drooping Trillium
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.

Drooping Trillium

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.