Anthracite Bee-fly vs Laurustinus

Anthrax anthrax compared with Viburnum tinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Laurustinus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Bombyliidae	Viburnaceae
Genus	Anthrax	Viburnum
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Viburnum tinus

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Laurustinus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Laurustinus
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.

Laurustinus

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).

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.