Anthracite Bee-fly vs Sallow Button

Anthrax anthrax compared with Acleris hastiana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Anthracite Bee-fly	Sallow Button
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)
Class same	Insecta (昆蟲綱)	Insecta (昆蟲綱)
Order	Diptera (雙翅目)	Lepidoptera (鱗翅目)
Family	Bombyliidae	Tortricidae
Genus	Anthrax	Acleris
Species	Anthrax anthrax	Acleris hastiana

Evolutionary Relationship

Anthracite Bee-fly and Sallow Button share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (昆蟲綱)

Conservation Status

Anthracite Bee-fly

LC — Least Concern

Sallow Button

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Anthracite Bee-fly	Sallow Button
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.

Sallow Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and 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 4 countries:

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