Anthracite Bee-fly vs Elephant Apple

Anthrax anthrax compared with Dillenia indica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Elephant Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)
Family	Bombyliidae	Dilleniaceae
Genus	Anthrax	Dillenia
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Dillenia indica

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Elephant Apple
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.

Elephant Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, and Taiwan.

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.