Anthracite Bee-fly vs smooth coil

Anthrax anthrax compared with Lucilla scintilla

Key Differences

• Anthracite Bee-fly is Least Concern while smooth coil is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	smooth coil
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Bombyliidae	Helicodiscidae
Genus	Anthrax	Lucilla
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Lucilla scintilla

Evolutionary Relationship

Anthracite Bee-fly and smooth coil share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

smooth coil

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	smooth coil
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.

smooth coil

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Found across Asia (Israel) and Europe (6 countries).

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 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇵🇹 Portugal