Anthracite Bee-fly vs Indian-laurel

Anthrax anthrax compared with Litsea glutinosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Indian-laurel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Laurales (Laurales)
Family	Bombyliidae	Lauraceae
Genus	Anthrax	Litsea
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Litsea glutinosa

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Indian-laurel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Indian-laurel
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.

Indian-laurel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Comoros, Madagascar, Seychelles, South Africa, and Taiwan.

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.