Anthracite Bee-fly vs Leafy Gagea

Anthrax anthrax compared with Gagea foliosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Leafy Gagea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Bombyliidae	Liliaceae
Genus	Anthrax	Gagea
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Gagea foliosa

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Leafy Gagea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Leafy Gagea
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.

Leafy Gagea

Habitat

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

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.