Anthracite Bee-fly vs Impunctate Cellophane Bee

Anthrax anthrax compared with Colletes impunctatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Impunctate Cellophane Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Bombyliidae	Colletidae
Genus	Anthrax	Colletes
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Colletes impunctatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Anthracite Bee-fly and Impunctate Cellophane Bee share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

View Class: Insecta

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Impunctate Cellophane Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Impunctate Cellophane Bee
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.

Impunctate Cellophane Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, 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.