vs Buzzing Spider

Botryotinia calthae compared with Anyphaena accentuata

Key Differences

is Not Evaluated while Buzzing Spider is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Buzzing Spider
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Helotiales (Helotiales)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Sclerotiniaceae	Anyphaenidae
Genus	Botryotinia	Anyphaena
Species	Botryotinia calthae	Anyphaena accentuata

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Buzzing Spider

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Buzzing Spider
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Norway.

Buzzing Spider

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

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

Botryotinia calthae is an ascomycete fungus in the family Sclerotiniaceae, the sexual stage of a Botrytis-like pathogen that infects marsh marigold (Caltha palustris) in wetland habitats. It forms sclerotia in infected plant tissue that persist in soil to initiate future infections. As a necrotrophic pathogen, it kills host tissue and then feeds on the resulting dead material.

Buzzing Spider

The Buzzing Spider (Anyphaena accentuata) is a species in the genus Anyphaena. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.