Anthracite Bee-fly vs Frey's Damselfly

Anthrax anthrax compared with Coenagrion hylas

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Anthracite Bee-fly Frey's Damselfly
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Arthropoda (Arthropods) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same Insecta (Insects) Insecta (Insects)
Order Diptera (Diptera) Odonata (Odonata)
Family Bombyliidae Coenagrionidae
Genus Anthrax Coenagrion
Species Anthrax anthrax Coenagrion hylas

Evolutionary Relationship

Anthracite Bee-fly and Frey's Damselfly share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Frey's Damselfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Anthracite Bee-fly Frey's Damselfly
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.

Frey's Damselfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.

Frey's Damselfly

No description available.

Nature FYI Family

Explore more of the natural world across our sister sites.

Part of the Nature FYI family — FYIPedia