Buzzing Spider vs Dotted Bee-fly

Anyphaena accentuata compared with Bombylius discolor

Key Differences

• Buzzing Spider is Least Concern while Dotted Bee-fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buzzing Spider	Dotted Bee-fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (hewan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Artropoda)	Arthropoda (Artropoda)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Insecta (serangga)
Order	Araneae (laba-laba)	Diptera (lalat)
Family	Anyphaenidae	Bombyliidae
Genus	Anyphaena	Bombylius
Species	Anyphaena accentuata	Bombylius discolor

Evolutionary Relationship

Buzzing Spider and Dotted Bee-fly share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Arthropoda. (Artropoda)

Conservation Status

Buzzing Spider

LC — Least Concern

Dotted Bee-fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buzzing Spider	Dotted Bee-fly
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.

Dotted Bee-fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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