Buzzing Spider vs Horse botfly

Anyphaena accentuata compared with Gasterophilus intestinalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buzzing Spider	Horse botfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class	Arachnida (aracnídeo)	Insecta (inseto)
Order	Araneae (aranha)	Diptera (Mosca)
Family	Anyphaenidae	Oestridae
Genus	Anyphaena	Gasterophilus
Species	Anyphaena accentuata	Gasterophilus intestinalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Buzzing Spider and Horse botfly share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Arthropoda. (artrópode)

Conservation Status

Buzzing Spider

LC — Least Concern

Horse botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buzzing Spider	Horse botfly
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.

Horse botfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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