Anthracite Bee-fly vs Eastern Pale Clouded Yellow

Anthrax anthrax compared with Colias erate

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Eastern Pale Clouded Yellow
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Bombyliidae	Pieridae
Genus	Anthrax	Colias
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Colias erate

Evolutionary Relationship

Anthracite Bee-fly and Eastern Pale Clouded Yellow share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Pale Clouded Yellow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Eastern Pale Clouded Yellow
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.

Eastern Pale Clouded Yellow

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (16 countries).

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.