Anthracite Bee-fly vs Spiny Threadwort

Anthrax anthrax compared with Cephaloziella spinigera

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Spiny Threadwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Bombyliidae	Cephaloziellaceae
Genus	Anthrax	Cephaloziella
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Cephaloziella spinigera

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Spiny Threadwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Spiny Threadwort
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.

Spiny Threadwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.