Anthracite Bee-fly vs Lanceleaf rattlebox

Anthrax anthrax compared with Crotalaria lanceolata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Anthracite Bee-fly Lanceleaf rattlebox
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (Insects) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Diptera (Diptera) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Bombyliidae Fabaceae
Genus Anthrax Crotalaria
Species Anthrax anthrax Crotalaria lanceolata

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Lanceleaf rattlebox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Anthracite Bee-fly Lanceleaf rattlebox
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.

Lanceleaf rattlebox

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (China, Taiwan), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.

Lanceleaf rattlebox

No description available.

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