Anthracite Bee-fly vs short-stem iris

Anthrax anthrax compared with Iris brevicaulis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	short-stem iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Bombyliidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Anthrax	Iris
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Iris brevicaulis

Evolutionary Relationship

Anthracite Bee-fly and short-stem iris share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

short-stem iris

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	short-stem iris
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.

short-stem iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Canada.

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.