Anthracite Bee-fly vs Mégachile guenille

Anthrax anthrax compared with Megachile centuncularis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Mégachile guenille
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class same	Insecta (insecte)	Insecta (insecte)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Bombyliidae	Megachilidae
Genus	Anthrax	Megachile
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Megachile centuncularis

Evolutionary Relationship

Anthracite Bee-fly and Mégachile guenille share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (insecte)

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Mégachile guenille

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Mégachile guenille
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.

Mégachile guenille

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 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 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇸🇪 Sweden