Anthracite Bee-fly vs Red melastome

Anthrax anthrax compared with Melastoma sanguineum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Red melastome
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Bombyliidae	Melastomataceae
Genus	Anthrax	Melastoma
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Melastoma sanguineum

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Red melastome

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Red melastome
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 melastome

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.