Philodromus

Philodromus is a genus of spiders in the family Philodromidae. Philodromus spiders have been sighted 84 times by contributing members. Based on collected data, the geographic range for Philodromus includes 2 countries and 26 states in the United States. Philodromus is most often sighted outdoors, and during the month of May.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Suborder: Araneomorphae
Family: Philodromidae
Genus: Philodromus

Author

Charles Athanase Walckenaer, 1826

Sightings Overview

There have been 84 confirmed sightings of Philodromus, with the most recent sighting submitted on March 30, 2025 by Spider ID member thelittledemon. The detailed statistics below may not utilize the complete dataset of 84 sightings because of certain Philodromus sightings reporting incomplete data.

Web: 6% of the time, Philodromus spiders are sighted in a spider web (Sample size: 84)
Sex: 1 female and 18 male.
Environment: Philodromus has been sighted 56 times outdoors, and 40 times indoors.
Outdoors: Man-made structure (35). Low foliage (6). High foliage (3). Ground layer (3). Freshwater river, lake, stream (1). Saltwater (1). Open field, pasture, grassland (3). Forest (4).

Location and Range

Philodromus has been sighted in the following countries: Canada, United States.

Philodromus has also been sighted in the following states: Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming.