Buzzing Spider vs cottony hydrangea scale

Anyphaena accentuata compared with Pulvinaria hydrangeae

Key Differences

• Buzzing Spider is Least Concern while cottony hydrangea scale is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buzzing Spider	cottony hydrangea scale
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Araneae (Araneae)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Anyphaenidae	Coccidae
Genus	Anyphaena	Pulvinaria
Species	Anyphaena accentuata	Pulvinaria hydrangeae

Evolutionary Relationship

Buzzing Spider and cottony hydrangea scale share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Arthropoda. (Arthropods)

Conservation Status

Buzzing Spider

LC — Least Concern

cottony hydrangea scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buzzing Spider	cottony hydrangea scale
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buzzing Spider

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

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

cottony hydrangea scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇸🇪 Sweden