Enoplognatha ovata
(Candy-striped Spider)

Featured spider picture The spider species Enoplognatha ovata, commonly known as Candy-striped Spider, belongs to the genus Enoplognatha, in the family Theridiidae. Enoplognatha ovata spiders have been sighted 7 times by contributing members. Based on collected data, the geographic range for Enoplognatha ovata includes 2 countries and 3 states in the United States. Enoplognatha ovata is most often sighted outdoors, and during the month of July.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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

Other Common Names

Candy-striped Spider

Author

Carl Alexander Clerck, 1757

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Sightings Overview

There have been 7 confirmed sightings of Enoplognatha ovata (Candy-striped Spider), with the most recent sighting submitted on August 22, 2023 by Spider ID member lawless-druid. The detailed statistics below may not utilize the complete dataset of 7 sightings because of certain Enoplognatha ovata sightings reporting incomplete data.

Web: 57% of the time, Enoplognatha ovata spiders are sighted in a spider web (Sample size: 7)
Sex: 2 female and 0 male.
Environment: Enoplognatha ovata has been sighted 9 times outdoors, and 1 times indoors.
Outdoors: Man-made structure (2). On flower (1). Low foliage (4). High foliage (1). Ground layer (1).