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Small sheet-web weaver

Microneta viaria (Blackwall, 1841)

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The small sheet-web weaver (Microneta viaria) is a species in the family Linyphiidae, order Araneae. Recorded adults reach 3 mm in length. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Sweden.

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Quick facts about the small sheet-web weaver

Weight
Not recorded
Length
2 mm – 3 mmsrc for Length
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forest, grassland, human_modified, wetlandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Active
Day and night (cathemeral)src for Active
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
1 countrysrc for Countries on record

How big is the small sheet-web weaver?

SMALL SHEET-WEB WEAVER · LENGTH 3 MMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 3 mm, the recorded maximum length of the small sheet-web weaver is about 0.2% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

What does the small sheet-web weaver eat, and what eats it?

Species recorded in published studies and collections.

Recorded prey of the small sheet-web weaver

The 24 best supported of 37 on record

  1. Diplocephalus picinus2 sources
  2. Athous subfuscus2 sources
  3. Tapinocyba insecta2 sources
  4. Geostiba circellaris2 sources
  5. Hahnia pusilla2 sources
  6. Saloca diceros2 sources
  7. Margined click beetle Dalopius marginatus2 sources
  8. Vermiculated rove beetle Habrocerus capillaricornis2 sources
  9. Diplostyla concolor2 sources
  10. Oxypoda annularis2 sources
  11. Ceratinella brevis2 sources
  12. Erigonella hiemalis2 sources
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  1. Mocyta fungi2 sources
  2. Tenuiphantes mengei2 sources
  3. Centromerus brevipalpus2 sources
  4. Lesser glowworm Lamprohiza splendidula2 sources
  5. Monocephalus fuscipes2 sources
  6. Neon reticulatus2 sources
  7. Pelecopsis radicicola2 sources
  8. Robertus lividus2 sources
  9. Tapinocyba praecox2 sources
  10. Tenuiphantes flavipes2 sources
  11. Tenuiphantes tenebricola2 sources
  12. Walckenaeria dysderoides2 sources

Recorded predators of the small sheet-web weaver

The 24 best supported of 56 on record

  1. Robertus lividus2 sources
  2. Harpactea lepida2 sources
  3. Common Schendyla Schendyla nemorensis2 sources
  4. Shorter red centipede Strigamia acuminata2 sources
  5. Euophrys frontalis2 sources
  6. Macrargus rufus2 sources
  7. Boreal yellow-headed soil centipede Geophilus flavus2 sources
  8. Abax ovalis2 sources
  9. Coelotes terrestris2 sources
  10. Geophilus electricus2 sources
  11. Geophilus insculptus2 sources
  12. Molops piceus2 sources
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  1. Common ground-weaver Tenuiphantes tenuis2 sources
  2. Athous subfuscus2 sources
  3. Geophilus studeri2 sources
  4. Histopona torpida2 sources
  5. Notiophilus biguttatus2 sources
  6. Clubiona comta2 sources
  7. Euophrys herbigrada2 sources
  8. Lathrobium brunnipes2 sources
  9. Autumn spider Metellina segmentata2 sources
  10. Neon reticulatus2 sources
  11. Othius subuliformis2 sources
  12. Bronzed Blackclock Pterostichus oblongopunctatus2 sources

Each pair is recorded by at least two independent datasets. A record shows the animal was seen or found to have eaten the other, including scavenged carcasses and young animals; it does not say how often. Compiled by Global Biotic Interactions (CC0 1.0).

References for these records

Where does the small sheet-web weaver live?

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

The small sheet-web weaver is listed for 1 country.

Sweden
  • Listed
  • Not listed
small islands are not drawn at this scale

The same countries as a list

  1. Sweden

Why a country list is not a range map

Listed by: WSC (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.

Is the small sheet-web weaver endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the small sheet-web weaver classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classArachnida
  4. orderAraneae
  5. familyLinyphiidae
  6. genusMicroneta
  7. SpeciesMicroneta viaria (Blackwall, 1841)

Synonyms Argus viarius, Erigone quisquiliarum, Erigone viaria, Grammonota obesior, Microneta jugulans, Microneta nescia, Microneta nicholsoni, Microneta obesior, Microneta quisquiliarum, Microneta quisquiliarum, Microneta soltaui, Micronetaria viaria, Neriene jugulans, Neriene viaria, Sintula nescia

Other names and names in other languages (11)
  • plachetnatka listováCzech
  • LaubstreuweberGerman
  • kariketupsukkiFinnish
  • コノハサラグモJapanese
  • 길좁쌀접시거미Korean
  • løvskogmatteveverNorwegian Bokmål
  • LentestrooiselspinDutch
  • Микронета дорожнаяRussian
  • plachtárka listováSlovak
  • förnamattvävareSwedish
  • Yaprak ÖrümceğiTurkish

Catalogue of LifeiNaturalistITISTAXREFWikidata

Relatives of the small sheet-web weaver

Other species in the same genus Microneta.

CompareSmall sheet-web weaver vs Microneta acutalisSmall sheet-web weaver vs Microneta caestataSmall sheet-web weaver vs Microneta circumactaSmall sheet-web weaver vs Microneta disceptra

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the small sheet-web weaver?

An adult small sheet-web weaver measures 2 mm – 3 mm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Where does the small sheet-web weaver live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the small sheet-web weaver for 1 country: Sweden. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is the small sheet-web weaver?

The small sheet-web weaver (Microneta viaria) belongs to the family Linyphiidae in the order Araneae.

What eats the small sheet-web weaver?

Animals recorded preying on the small sheet-web weaver include robertus lividus, harpactea lepida, common schendyla and shorter red centipede. The records are compiled by Global Biotic Interactions from published studies; each pair is reported by at least two datasets.

Which animals does the small sheet-web weaver eat?

Animals recorded as prey of the small sheet-web weaver include diplocephalus picinus, athous subfuscus, tapinocyba insecta and geostiba circellaris. The records are compiled by Global Biotic Interactions from published studies; each pair is reported by at least two datasets.

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Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Small sheet-web weaver (Microneta viaria). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/small-sheet-web-weaver

MLA

“Small sheet-web weaver (Microneta viaria).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/small-sheet-web-weaver.

BibTeX
@misc{small_sheet_web_weaver_2026,
  title = {Small sheet-web weaver (Microneta viaria)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/small-sheet-web-weaver},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}