Genus

Charcoal Bee Flies

Anthrax

4 species in our catalog · found in 6 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderDiptera (Flies)
FamilyBombyliidae (Bee Flies)
GenusAnthrax (Charcoal Bee Flies)

Species in this group

Anthrax maculata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Anthrax anthrax

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Anthrax argyropygus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Anthrax pithecius

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

<5%

Feb

<5%

Mar

<5%

Apr

<5%

May

~10%

Jun

<5%

Jul

<5%

Aug

~10%

Sep

<5%

Oct

<5%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Charcoal Bee Flies

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Kosciuszko National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 4	~10%
	🦋 Anthrax maculata			~10%
2	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 4	~10%
	Anthracite Bee-Fly			~10%
3	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~10%
	Anthrax argyropygus			~10%
4	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 4	~10%
	Anthracite Bee-Fly			~10%
5	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	~10%
	Anthrax argyropygus			~10%
6	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 4	<5%
	Anthrax pithecius			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 4	~10%
	Anthracite Bee-Fly			~10%
2	Munich	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 4	~10%
	Anthracite Bee-Fly			~10%
3	Copenhagen	🇩🇰 Denmark	1 of 4	~10%
	Anthracite Bee-Fly			~10%
4	Rotterdam [The Hague]	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1 of 4	~10%
	Anthracite Bee-Fly			~10%
5	Hamburg	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 4	~10%
	Anthracite Bee-Fly			~10%
6	Essen	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 4	~10%
	Anthracite Bee-Fly			~10%
7	Cologne	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 4	~10%
	Anthracite Bee-Fly			~10%
8	Amsterdam	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1 of 4	<5%
	Anthracite Bee-Fly			<5%
9	Stockholm	🇸🇪 Sweden	1 of 4	<5%
	Anthracite Bee-Fly			<5%
10	Brussels	🇧🇪 Belgium	1 of 4	<5%
	Anthracite Bee-Fly			<5%
11	Warsaw	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 4	<5%
	Anthracite Bee-Fly			<5%
12	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	1 of 4	<5%
	Anthracite Bee-Fly			<5%
13	Brisbane	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 4	<5%
	🦋 Anthrax maculata			<5%
14	Lisbon	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 4	<5%
	Anthracite Bee-Fly			<5%
15	Prague	🇨🇿 Czechia	1 of 4	<5%
	Anthracite Bee-Fly			<5%
16	Melbourne	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 4	<5%
	🦋 Anthrax maculata			<5%
17	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	<5%
	Anthrax argyropygus			<5%
18	Sydney	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 4	<5%
	🦋 Anthrax maculata			<5%
19	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 4	<5%
	Anthrax argyropygus			<5%

Charcoal Bee Flies

Species in this group

Anthrax maculata

Anthracite Bee-Fly

Anthrax argyropygus

Anthrax pithecius

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Charcoal Bee Flies

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked