Enoplognatha ovata
(Candy-striped Spider)

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 5 times by contributing members. Based on collected data, the geographic range for Enoplognatha ovata includes 1 countries and 3 states in the United States. Enoplognatha ovata is most often sighted outdoors, and during the month of June.

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

Primary Colors

Sightings Overview

There have been 5 confirmed sightings of Enoplognatha ovata (Candy-striped Spider), 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 5 sightings because of certain Enoplognatha ovata sightings reporting incomplete data.

Web: 40% of the time, Enoplognatha ovata spiders are sighted in a spider web (Sample size: 5)
Sex: 1 female and 0 male.
Environment: Enoplognatha ovata has been sighted 3 times outdoors, and 2 times indoors.
Outdoors: Man-made structure (1). Low foliage (2).