mélanippe hastée vs Buzzing Spider

Rheumaptera hastata compared with Anyphaena accentuata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	mélanippe hastée	Buzzing Spider
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class	Insecta (insecte)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Araneae (araignée)
Family	Geometridae	Anyphaenidae
Genus	Rheumaptera	Anyphaena
Species	Rheumaptera hastata	Anyphaena accentuata

Evolutionary Relationship

mélanippe hastée and Buzzing Spider share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Arthropoda. (arthropodes)

Conservation Status

mélanippe hastée

LC — Least Concern

Buzzing Spider

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

mélanippe hastée

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Buzzing Spider

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

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

mélanippe hastée

The Argent & Sable, Rheumaptera hastata, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden