Anthracite Bee-fly vs Hooked Veilwort

Anthrax anthrax compared with Metzgeria leptoneura

Key Differences

Anthracite Bee-fly is Least Concern while Hooked Veilwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Hooked Veilwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Metzgeriales (Metzgeriales)
Family	Bombyliidae	Metzgeriaceae
Genus	Anthrax	Metzgeria
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Metzgeria leptoneura

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Hooked Veilwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Hooked Veilwort
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.

Hooked Veilwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Norway, Portugal, Sweden), and South America (Brazil, 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.