Anthracite Bee-fly vs Thrip

Anthrax anthrax compared with Hercinothrips bicinctus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Thrip
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Thysanoptera (Thysanoptera)
Family	Bombyliidae	Thripidae
Genus	Anthrax	Hercinothrips
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Hercinothrips bicinctus

Evolutionary Relationship

Anthracite Bee-fly and Thrip share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Thrip

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Thrip
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.

Thrip

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (11 countries) and North America (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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden