Anthracite Bee-fly vs Wax flower

Anthrax anthrax compared with Hoya australis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Wax flower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Bombyliidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Anthrax	Hoya
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Hoya australis

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Wax flower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Wax flower
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.

Wax flower

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Marshall Islands, Tonga, 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.