Anthracite Bee-fly vs Silky feather-winged beetle

Anthrax anthrax compared with Acrotrichis sericans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Silky feather-winged beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Bombyliidae	Ptiliidae
Genus	Anthrax	Acrotrichis
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Acrotrichis sericans

Evolutionary Relationship

Anthracite Bee-fly and Silky feather-winged beetle share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Silky feather-winged beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Silky feather-winged beetle
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.

Silky feather-winged beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Kyrgyzstan), Europe (4 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Chile).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden