Anthracite Bee-fly vs Italian Crocus

Anthrax anthrax compared with Crocus longiflorus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Italian Crocus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Bombyliidae	Iridaceae
Genus	Anthrax	Crocus
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Crocus longiflorus

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Italian Crocus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Italian Crocus
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.

Italian Crocus

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

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.