Anthracite Bee-fly vs Eye Bright

Anthrax anthrax compared with Heliotropium angiospermum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Eye Bright
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Bombyliidae	Heliotropiaceae
Genus	Anthrax	Heliotropium
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Heliotropium angiospermum

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Eye Bright

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Eye Bright
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.

Eye Bright

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Chile, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.