Anthracite Bee-fly vs Red Leskea

Anthrax anthrax compared with Orthothecium rufescens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Red Leskea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Bryophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Bombyliidae	Plagiotheciaceae
Genus	Anthrax	Orthothecium
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Orthothecium rufescens

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Red Leskea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Red Leskea
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 Leskea

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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.