Anthracite Bee-fly vs Phacelia

Anthrax anthrax compared with Phacelia tanacetifolia

Key Differences

• Anthracite Bee-fly is Least Concern while Phacelia is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Phacelia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Bombyliidae	Hydrophyllaceae
Genus	Anthrax	Phacelia
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Phacelia tanacetifolia

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Phacelia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Phacelia
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.

Phacelia

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria), Asia (4 countries), Europe (30 countries), North America (Canada), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden