Black Laceweaver vs Leste Fiancé

Amaurobius ferox compared with Lestes sponsa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Laceweaver	Leste Fiancé
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class	Arachnida (Arachnids)	Insecta (insecte)
Order	Araneae (araignée)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Amaurobiidae	Lestidae
Genus	Amaurobius	Lestes
Species	Amaurobius ferox	Lestes sponsa

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Laceweaver and Leste Fiancé share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Arthropoda. (arthropodes)

Conservation Status

Black Laceweaver

LC — Least Concern

Leste Fiancé

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Laceweaver	Leste Fiancé
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.

Leste Fiancé

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.

Leste Fiancé

Common Spreadwing (Lestes sponsa) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden