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Enoplognatha

Enoplognatha is a genus of spiders in the family Theridiidae. Enoplognatha spiders have been sighted 11 times by contributing members. Based on collected data, the geographic range for Enoplognatha includes 2 countries and 5 states in the United States. Enoplognatha is most often sighted outdoors, and during the month of October.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Arthropoda
  • Class: Arachnida
  • Order: Araneae
  • Suborder: Araneomorphae
  • Family: Theridiidae
  • Genus: Enoplognatha

Author

Pietro Pavesi, 1880

Sightings Overview

There have been 11 confirmed sightings of Enoplognatha, with the most recent sighting submitted on July 27, 2025 by Spider ID member sypdermanz. The detailed statistics below may not utilize the complete dataset of 11 sightings because of certain Enoplognatha sightings reporting incomplete data.

  • Web: 27% of the time, Enoplognatha spiders are sighted in a spider web (Sample size: 11)
  • Sex: 1 female and 2 male.
  • Environment: Enoplognatha has been sighted 9 times outdoors, and 2 times indoors.
  • Outdoors: Man-made structure (1). Low foliage (2). Ground layer (6).

Location and Range

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

Enoplognatha has also been sighted in the following states: Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, New York, Washington.

Seasonality

Enoplognatha has been primarily sighted during the month of October.

  • January:
  • February:
  • March:
  • April:
  • May: 1
  • June: 1
  • July: 4
  • August: 1
  • September:
  • October: 4
  • November:
  • December:

Enoplognatha Species


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