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Hogna

Hogna is a genus of spiders in the family Lycosidae. Hogna spiders have been sighted 166 times by contributing members. Based on collected data, the geographic range for Hogna includes 5 countries and 30 states in the United States. Hogna is most often sighted outdoors, and during the month of May.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Arthropoda
  • Class: Arachnida
  • Order: Araneae
  • Suborder: Araneomorphae
  • Family: Lycosidae
  • Genus: Hogna

Author

Eugène Simon, 1885

Sightings Overview

There have been 166 confirmed sightings of Hogna, with the most recent sighting submitted on December 30, 2023 by Spider ID member jharmn. The detailed statistics below may not utilize the complete dataset of 166 sightings because of certain Hogna sightings reporting incomplete data.

  • Web: 8% of the time, Hogna spiders are sighted in a spider web (Sample size: 165)
  • Sex: 19 female and 21 male.
  • Environment: Hogna has been sighted 115 times outdoors, and 82 times indoors.
  • Outdoors: Man-made structure (40). On flower (2). Low foliage (11). High foliage (1). Ground layer (38). Under rock or debris (2). Freshwater river, lake, stream (5). Open field, pasture, grassland (8). Forest (6). Desert area (2).

Location and Range

Hogna has been sighted in the following countries: Mexico, Portugal, Spain, Turkey, United States.

Hogna has also been sighted in the following states: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Wyoming.

Seasonality

Hogna has been primarily sighted during the month of May.

  • January: 8
  • February: 11
  • March: 18
  • April: 38
  • May: 43
  • June: 11
  • July: 3
  • August: 3
  • September: 4
  • October: 16
  • November:
  • December: 11

Hogna Species


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Picture of Hogna spp. - Dorsal Enlarge Picture
Picture of Hogna spp. - Female - Dorsal,Spiderlings Enlarge Picture
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Picture of Hogna spp. - Dorsal Enlarge Picture
Picture of Hogna spp. - Dorsal Enlarge Picture
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