Anthracite Bee-fly vs Scottish false asphodel

Anthrax anthrax compared with Tofieldia pusilla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Scottish false asphodel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Bombyliidae	Tofieldiaceae
Genus	Anthrax	Tofieldia
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Tofieldia pusilla

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Scottish false asphodel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Scottish false asphodel
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.

Scottish false asphodel

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

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.