Anthracite Bee-fly vs Orange cestrum

Anthrax anthrax compared with Cestrum aurantiacum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Anthracite Bee-fly Orange cestrum
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (Insects) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Diptera (Diptera) Solanales (Solanales)
Family Bombyliidae Solanaceae
Genus Anthrax Cestrum
Species Anthrax anthrax Cestrum aurantiacum

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Orange cestrum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Anthracite Bee-fly Orange cestrum
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.

Orange cestrum

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (India, Indonesia), North America (Guatemala, Honduras, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

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.

Orange cestrum

No description available.

Nature FYI Family

Explore more of the natural world across our sister sites.

Part of the Nature FYI family — FYIPedia