Anthracite Bee-fly vs Sea Lettuce

Anthrax anthrax compared with Ulva lactuca

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Sea Lettuce
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chlorophyta (Chlorophyta)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Ulvophyceae (Ulvophyceae)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Ulvales (Ulvales)
Family	Bombyliidae	Ulvaceae
Genus	Anthrax	Ulva
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Ulva lactuca

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Sea Lettuce

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Sea Lettuce
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.

Sea Lettuce

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Lebanon, Taiwan, Turkey), Europe (4 countries), North America (Mexico), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil).

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.