Hello,
Thank you for your comment.
My first guess was S. bipunctata, because some speciments also have that white dorsal stripe, but S. castanea is also similar. Sadly my photo isn’t the best.
No worries; your photo may not be the sharpest, but it is more than sufficient for at least a reasonable guess.
I briefly considered S. bipunctata, but from what I’m seeing, its body shape is more button-shaped than domed. It seems to have a flattened top and always has two prominent indentations (the “bipunctata” part of the name), while your spider is very definitely a smooth oval. S. bipunctata also tends to be more of a reddish-brown with dark red carapace and legs.
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I think this is Steatoda castanea. It has a round, dark body with one white dorsal stripe. What do you think?
Here is the photo gallery at iNaturalist, showing the markings and color variations of Steatoda castanea:
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/231492-Steatoda-castanea/browse_photos
Hello,
Thank you for your comment.
My first guess was S. bipunctata, because some speciments also have that white dorsal stripe, but S. castanea is also similar. Sadly my photo isn’t the best.
No worries; your photo may not be the sharpest, but it is more than sufficient for at least a reasonable guess.
I briefly considered S. bipunctata, but from what I’m seeing, its body shape is more button-shaped than domed. It seems to have a flattened top and always has two prominent indentations (the “bipunctata” part of the name), while your spider is very definitely a smooth oval. S. bipunctata also tends to be more of a reddish-brown with dark red carapace and legs.