Anthracite Bee-fly vs Silkrubber

Anthrax anthrax compared with Funtumia elastica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Silkrubber
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Bombyliidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Anthrax	Funtumia
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Funtumia elastica

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Silkrubber

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Silkrubber
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.

Silkrubber

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Cameroon, Guinea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, and Seychelles.

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.