Anthracite Bee-fly vs Irish Threadwort

Anthrax anthrax compared with Telaranea europaea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Irish Threadwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Bombyliidae	Lepidoziaceae
Genus	Anthrax	Telaranea
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Telaranea europaea

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Irish Threadwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Irish Threadwort
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.

Irish Threadwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Portugal.

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.