Beautiful Pearl vs False widow

Agrotera nemoralis compared with Steatoda bipunctata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beautiful Pearl	False widow
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Crambidae	Theridiidae
Genus	Agrotera	Steatoda
Species	Agrotera nemoralis	Steatoda bipunctata

Evolutionary Relationship

Beautiful Pearl and False widow share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Arthropoda. (Arthropods)

Conservation Status

Beautiful Pearl

LC — Least Concern

False widow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beautiful Pearl	False widow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beautiful Pearl

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

False widow

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

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

Beautiful Pearl

The Beautiful Pearl (Agrotera nemoralis) is a species in the genus Agrotera. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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