Anthracite Bee-fly vs Smudgy Apple

Anthrax anthrax compared with Angophora woodsiana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Smudgy Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Bombyliidae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Anthrax	Angophora
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Angophora woodsiana

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Smudgy Apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Smudgy Apple
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.

Smudgy Apple

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.