Anthracite Bee-fly vs Indian toothcup

Anthrax anthrax compared with Rotala indica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Indian toothcup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Bombyliidae	Lythraceae
Genus	Anthrax	Rotala
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Rotala indica

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Indian toothcup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Indian toothcup
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 toothcup

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India, Uzbekistan), Europe (Italy, Portugal, Spain), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.