Dolomedes albineus
(White-banded Fishing Spider)

The spider species Dolomedes albineus, commonly known as White-banded Fishing Spider, belongs to the genus Dolomedes, in the family Dolomedidae. Dolomedes albineus spiders have been sighted 56 times by contributing members. Based on collected data, the geographic range for Dolomedes albineus includes 1 countries and 15 states in the United States. Dolomedes albineus is most often sighted outdoors, and during the month of May.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Suborder: Araneomorphae
Family: Dolomedidae
Genus: Dolomedes
Species: Dolomedes albineus

Other Common Names

White-banded Fishing Spider

Author

Hentz, 1845

Primary Colors

Sightings Overview

There have been 56 confirmed sightings of Dolomedes albineus (White-banded Fishing Spider), with the most recent sighting submitted on May 25, 2025 by Spider ID member sing2meomuse. The detailed statistics below may not utilize the complete dataset of 56 sightings because of certain Dolomedes albineus sightings reporting incomplete data.

Web: 13% of the time, Dolomedes albineus spiders are sighted in a spider web (Sample size: 56)
Sex: 3 female and 3 male.
Environment: Dolomedes albineus has been sighted 66 times outdoors, and 9 times indoors.
Outdoors: Man-made structure (31). Low foliage (2). High foliage (16). Ground layer (2). Freshwater river, lake, stream (6). Open field, pasture, grassland (2). Forest (7).

Location and Range

Dolomedes albineus (White-banded Fishing Spider) has been sighted in the following countries: United States.

Dolomedes albineus has also been sighted in the following states: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia.