Buzzing Spider vs Dingy Dowd

Anyphaena accentuata compared with Blastobasis adustella

Key Differences

• Buzzing Spider is Least Concern while Dingy Dowd is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buzzing Spider	Dingy Dowd
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Araneae (Araneae)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Anyphaenidae	Blastobasidae
Genus	Anyphaena	Blastobasis
Species	Anyphaena accentuata	Blastobasis adustella

Evolutionary Relationship

Buzzing Spider and Dingy Dowd share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Arthropoda. (Arthropods)

Conservation Status

Buzzing Spider

LC — Least Concern

Dingy Dowd

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buzzing Spider	Dingy Dowd
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.

Dingy Dowd

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 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 🇵🇹 Portugal