Anthracite Bee-fly vs Glandular senna

Anthrax anthrax compared with Senna multiglandulosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Anthracite Bee-fly Glandular senna
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (Insects) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Diptera (Diptera) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Bombyliidae Fabaceae
Genus Anthrax Senna
Species Anthrax anthrax Senna multiglandulosa

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Glandular senna

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Anthracite Bee-fly Glandular senna
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.

Glandular senna

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Namibia, South Africa), Asia (India), Europe (Spain), North America (Guatemala, United States), 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.

Glandular senna

No description available.

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