Anthracite Bee-fly vs Weeping Hawthorn

Anthrax anthrax compared with Crataegus lacrimata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Weeping Hawthorn
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Bombyliidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Anthrax	Crataegus
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Crataegus lacrimata

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Weeping Hawthorn

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Weeping Hawthorn
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.

Weeping Hawthorn

Habitat

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

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.