Anthracite Bee-fly vs Dune Villa

Anthrax anthrax compared with Villa modesta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Dune Villa
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Diptera (Diptera)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family same	Bombyliidae	Bombyliidae
Genus	Anthrax	Villa
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Villa modesta

Evolutionary Relationship

Anthracite Bee-fly and Dune Villa share a common ancestor at the Family level: Bombyliidae.

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Dune Villa

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Dune Villa
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.

Dune Villa

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden