Anthracite Bee-fly vs Red ash

Anthrax anthrax compared with Alphitonia excelsa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Red ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Bombyliidae	Rhamnaceae
Genus	Anthrax	Alphitonia
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Alphitonia excelsa

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Red ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Red ash
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.

Red ash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across India, Papua New Guinea, and United States.

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.