Anthracite Bee-fly vs Scarce Notchwort

Anthrax anthrax compared with Mesoptychia badensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Scarce Notchwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Bombyliidae	Jungermanniaceae
Genus	Anthrax	Mesoptychia
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Mesoptychia badensis

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Scarce Notchwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Scarce Notchwort
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.

Scarce Notchwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, 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.