Anthracite Bee-fly vs Gesse Printanière

Anthrax anthrax compared with Lathyrus vernus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Gesse Printanière
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (insecte)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Diptera (Diptera)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Bombyliidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Anthrax	Lathyrus
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Lathyrus vernus

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Gesse Printanière

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Gesse Printanière
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.

Gesse Printanière

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

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.