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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).

Location and Range

Enoplognatha ovata (Candy-striped Spider) has been sighted in the following countries: Ireland, United States.

Enoplognatha ovata has also been sighted in the following states: Michigan, Montana, Washington.

Seasonality

Enoplognatha ovata has been primarily sighted during the month of July.

  • January:
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  • April:
  • May: 1
  • June: 1
  • July: 3
  • August: 1
  • September:
  • October: 1
  • November:
  • December:

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  • Check iconFamily Check iconGenus Check iconSpecies
  • Submitted Calendar iconNov 17, 2019
  • Photographed Picture iconJul 12, 2019
  • j_staff99
  • Location iconKillag, Duncormick, Co. Wexford, Ireland
  • Comment icon1 Comments
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