Anthracite Bee-fly vs rough-leaf hydrangea

Anthrax anthrax compared with Hydrangea aspera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	rough-leaf hydrangea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Cornales (Cornales)
Family	Bombyliidae	Hydrangeaceae
Genus	Anthrax	Hydrangea
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Hydrangea aspera

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

rough-leaf hydrangea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	rough-leaf hydrangea
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.

rough-leaf hydrangea

Habitat

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

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.