Anthracite Bee-fly vs small heath

Anthrax anthrax compared with Coenonympha pamphilus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	small heath
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (членистоногие)	Arthropoda (членистоногие)
Class same	Insecta (насекомые)	Insecta (насекомые)
Order	Diptera (двукрылые)	Lepidoptera (чешуекрылые)
Family	Bombyliidae	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Anthrax	Coenonympha
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Coenonympha pamphilus

Evolutionary Relationship

Anthracite Bee-fly and small heath share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (насекомые)

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

small heath

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	small heath
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.

small heath

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (40 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.

small heath

small heath (Coenonympha pamphilus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

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