Bee Fly vs Fly Agaric

Bombylius major compared with Amanita muscaria

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bee Fly	Fly Agaric
Kingdom	Animalia (动物界)	Fungi (真菌界)
Phylum	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)	Basidiomycota (担子菌门)
Class	Insecta (昆蟲綱)	Agaricomycetes (傘菌綱)
Order	Diptera (雙翅目)	Agaricales (伞菌目)
Family	Bombyliidae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Bombylius	Amanita (Amanitas)
Species	Bombylius major	Amanita muscaria

Conservation Status

Bee Fly

LC — Least Concern

Fly Agaric

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bee Fly	Fly Agaric
Diet	—	Decomposer
Average Lifespan	—	1 years
Average Length	—	20 cm
Average Weight	—	100 g

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bee Fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Fly Agaric

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia).

Bee Fly

The Bee Fly (Bombylius major) is a species in the genus Bombylius. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Fly Agaric

毒蝇鹅膏菌（Amanita muscaria）是地球上最具标志性和辨识度的真菌，在北半球寒带森林中展示出点缀白色鳞片的鲜红色菌盖。尽管外观如童话般，它含有包括蝇蕈醇和鹅膏氨酸在内的强效致幻化合物，具有中度毒性。它与桦树、松树和云杉形成关键的菌根共生关系，交换矿物质营养和碳，在寒带森林养分循环中发挥不可或缺的作用。