Herpyllus ecclesiasticus
(Eastern Parson Spider)

Comments & ID Thoughts

I found this spider on my bathroom wall. The fan is open to attic and I assume this is where the spider came from. I live in middle Tennessee and curious if this is a brown recluse. We have lived in the house for 19 years and we have only had the occasional spider and hope this is nothing to be concerned about. Can someone please ID this spider?

• Submitted by: 
  
  kdswaff77
• Submitted: May 25, 2018
• Photographed: May 10, 2018
• Spider: Herpyllus ecclesiasticus (Eastern Parson Spider)
• Location: Nashville, Tennessee, United States
• Spotted Indoors: Other
• Found in web?: No
• Attributes: Dorsal