Anthracite Bee-fly vs Western wallflower

Anthrax anthrax compared with Erysimum capitatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Western wallflower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Bombyliidae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Anthrax	Erysimum
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Erysimum capitatum

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Western wallflower

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Western wallflower
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.

Western wallflower

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Mexico 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.