Anthracite Bee-fly vs Fruit Fly

Anthrax anthrax compared with Urophora cardui

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Fruit Fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Diptera (Diptera)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Bombyliidae	Tephritidae
Genus	Anthrax	Urophora
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Urophora cardui

Evolutionary Relationship

Anthracite Bee-fly and Fruit Fly share a common ancestor at the Order level: Diptera. (Diptera)

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Fruit Fly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Fruit Fly
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.

Fruit Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden