Anthracite Bee-fly vs Ebony Cup

Anthrax anthrax compared with Pseudoplectania nigrella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Ebony Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Bombyliidae	Sarcosomataceae
Genus	Anthrax	Pseudoplectania
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Pseudoplectania nigrella

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Ebony Cup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Ebony Cup
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.

Ebony Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and 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.