Anthracite Bee-fly vs shining scabious

Anthrax anthrax compared with Scabiosa lucida

Key Differences

Anthracite Bee-fly is Least Concern while shining scabious is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	shining scabious
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Bombyliidae	Caprifoliaceae
Genus	Anthrax	Scabiosa
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Scabiosa lucida

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

shining scabious

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	shining scabious
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.

shining scabious

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Belgium.

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.