Anthracite Bee-fly vs Mottled Trillium

Anthrax anthrax compared with Trillium maculatum

Key Differences

• Anthracite Bee-fly is Least Concern while Mottled Trillium is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Mottled Trillium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Bombyliidae	Melanthiaceae
Genus	Anthrax	Trillium
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Trillium maculatum

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Mottled Trillium

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Mottled Trillium
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.

Mottled Trillium

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.