Anthracite Bee-fly vs Common Bluetail

Anthrax anthrax compared with Ischnura elegans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Common Bluetail
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)
Class same	Insecta (böcek)	Insecta (böcek)
Order	Diptera (Çift kanatlılar)	Odonata (Kızböcekleri)
Family	Bombyliidae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Anthrax	Ischnura
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Ischnura elegans

Evolutionary Relationship

Anthracite Bee-fly and Common Bluetail share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (böcek)

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Common Bluetail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Common Bluetail
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.

Common Bluetail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Common Bluetail

Common Bluetail (Ischnura elegans) 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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden