Anthracite Bee-fly vs Yellow Prickle

Anthrax anthrax compared with Zanthoxylum martinicense

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Yellow Prickle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Bombyliidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Anthrax	Zanthoxylum
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Zanthoxylum martinicense

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Prickle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Yellow Prickle
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.

Yellow Prickle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

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.