Anthracite Bee-fly vs Staggerweed

Anthrax anthrax compared with Dicentra eximia

Key Differences

Anthracite Bee-fly is Least Concern while Staggerweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Staggerweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Bombyliidae	Papaveraceae
Genus	Anthrax	Dicentra
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Dicentra eximia

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Staggerweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Staggerweed
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.

Staggerweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Sweden, United Kingdom, and 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.