Black Laceweaver vs Heather Mining Bee

Amaurobius ferox compared with Andrena fuscipes

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Laceweaver	Heather Mining Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Araneae (Araneae)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Amaurobiidae	Andrenidae
Genus	Amaurobius	Andrena
Species	Amaurobius ferox	Andrena fuscipes

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Laceweaver and Heather Mining Bee share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Arthropoda. (Arthropods)

Conservation Status

Black Laceweaver

LC — Least Concern

Heather Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Laceweaver	Heather Mining Bee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Laceweaver

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

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

Heather Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Black Laceweaver

The Black Laceweaver (Amaurobius ferox) is a species in the genus Amaurobius. 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 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden