Anthracite Bee-fly vs Small shell ginger

Anthrax anthrax compared with Alpinia mutica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Small shell ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Bombyliidae	Zingiberaceae
Genus	Anthrax	Alpinia
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Alpinia mutica

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Small shell ginger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Small shell ginger
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.

Small shell ginger

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in United States.

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.