Agroeca brunnea is a species of spider in the family Liocranidae. It is found in the Palearctic realm and was first described by John Blackwall in 1833.[1]
| Agroeca brunnea | |
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| A. brunnea, adult male | |
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| A. brunnea, adult female | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Liocranidae |
| Genus: | Agroeca |
| Species: | A. brunnea |
| Binomial name | |
| Agroeca brunnea Blackwall, 1833 | |
| Synonyms | |
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The distinctive egg sacs are known colloquially as 'fairy lamps'[2] and the spider itself is sometimes called the 'fairy lamp spider'.[3]
Gallery
Male pedipalp
Adult male
Egg sac
