Anthracite Bee-fly vs River False Buttonweed

Anthrax anthrax compared with Spermacoce tenuior

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	River False Buttonweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Bombyliidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Anthrax	Spermacoce
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Spermacoce tenuior

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

River False Buttonweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	River False Buttonweed
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.

River False Buttonweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Cuba, and Madagascar.

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.