Anthracite Bee-fly vs four-wing evening-primrose

Anthrax anthrax compared with Oenothera tetraptera

Key Differences

  • Anthracite Bee-fly is Least Concern while four-wing evening-primrose is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Anthracite Bee-fly four-wing evening-primrose
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (Insects) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Diptera (Diptera) Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family Bombyliidae Onagraceae
Genus Anthrax Oenothera
Species Anthrax anthrax Oenothera tetraptera

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

four-wing evening-primrose

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Anthracite Bee-fly four-wing evening-primrose
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.

four-wing evening-primrose

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (Portugal, Sweden), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia).

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.

four-wing evening-primrose

No description available.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

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