Anthracite Bee-fly vs lesser skullcap

Anthrax anthrax compared with Scutellaria minor

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	lesser skullcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Bombyliidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Anthrax	Scutellaria
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Scutellaria minor

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

lesser skullcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	lesser skullcap
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.

lesser skullcap

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

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.