Anthracite Bee-fly vs Herb Robert

Anthrax anthrax compared with Geranium robertianum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Herb Robert
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Geraniales (Geraniales)
Family	Bombyliidae	Geraniaceae
Genus	Anthrax	Geranium
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Geranium robertianum

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Herb Robert

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Herb Robert
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.

Herb Robert

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Georgia, Japan, Taiwan), Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Bolivia, Brazil, Chile).

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.