Black Laceweaver vs Large Yellow-face Bee

Amaurobius ferox compared with Hylaeus signatus

Key Differences

• Black Laceweaver is Least Concern while Large Yellow-face Bee is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Laceweaver	Large Yellow-face Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class	Arachnida (aracnídeo)	Insecta (inseto)
Order	Araneae (aranha)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Amaurobiidae	Colletidae
Genus	Amaurobius	Hylaeus
Species	Amaurobius ferox	Hylaeus signatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black Laceweaver and Large Yellow-face Bee share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Arthropoda. (artrópode)

Conservation Status

Black Laceweaver

LC — Least Concern

Large Yellow-face Bee

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Laceweaver	Large Yellow-face 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.

Large Yellow-face Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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