Anthracite Bee-fly vs pliant lettuce

Anthrax anthrax compared with Lactuca viminea

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	pliant lettuce
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Bombyliidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Anthrax	Lactuca
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Lactuca viminea

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

pliant lettuce

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	pliant lettuce
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.

pliant lettuce

Habitat

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

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.