Agroeca brunnea (Blackwall, 1833) is a animal in the Liocranidae family, order Araneae, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Agroeca brunnea (Blackwall, 1833)

Agroeca brunnea (Blackwall, 1833)

Agroeca brunnea is a Liocranidae spider native to the Palearctic, commonly called the fairy lamp spider.

Family
Genus
Agroeca
Order
Araneae
Class
Arachnida

About Agroeca brunnea (Blackwall, 1833)

Agroeca brunnea (Blackwall, 1833) is a species of spider belonging to the family Liocranidae. It occurs in the Palearctic realm, and was first formally described by John Blackwall in 1833. Its distinctive egg sacs have the common colloquial name 'fairy lamps', and the spider itself is sometimes referred to as the 'fairy lamp spider'.

Photo: (c) Henk Wallays, all rights reserved

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Arachnida Araneae Liocranidae Agroeca

More from Liocranidae

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