Anthracite Bee-fly vs Long-Winged Conehead

Anthrax anthrax compared with Conocephalus fuscus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Long-Winged Conehead
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Orthoptera (Orthoptera)
Family	Bombyliidae	Tettigoniidae
Genus	Anthrax	Conocephalus
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Conocephalus fuscus

Evolutionary Relationship

Anthracite Bee-fly and Long-Winged Conehead share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Long-Winged Conehead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Long-Winged Conehead
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.

Long-Winged Conehead

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Denmark.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark