Anthracite Bee-fly vs Ghostwort

Anthrax anthrax compared with Aneura mirabilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Ghostwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Metzgeriales (Metzgeriales)
Family	Bombyliidae	Aneuraceae
Genus	Anthrax	Aneura
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Aneura mirabilis

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Ghostwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Ghostwort
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.

Ghostwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.