Anthracite Bee-fly vs Sweetscented marigold

Anthrax anthrax compared with Tagetes lucida

Key Differences

• Anthracite Bee-fly is Least Concern while Sweetscented marigold is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Sweetscented marigold
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Bombyliidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Anthrax	Tagetes
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Tagetes lucida

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Sweetscented marigold

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Sweetscented marigold
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.

Sweetscented marigold

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Congo (DRC), India, 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.