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Steatoda albomaculata
(White-spotted False Widow)

Featured spider picture The spider species Steatoda albomaculata, commonly known as White-spotted False Widow, belongs to the genus Steatoda, in the family Theridiidae. Steatoda albomaculata spiders have been sighted 4 times by contributing members. Based on collected data, the geographic range for Steatoda albomaculata includes 3 countries and 1 states in the United States. Steatoda albomaculata 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: Steatoda
  • Species: Steatoda albomaculata

Other Common Names

White-spotted False Widow

Author

Charles Athanase Walckenaer, 1802

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Sightings Overview

There have been 4 confirmed sightings of Steatoda albomaculata (White-spotted False Widow), with the most recent sighting submitted on March 15, 2019 by Spider ID member yasin42. The detailed statistics below may not utilize the complete dataset of 4 sightings because of certain Steatoda albomaculata sightings reporting incomplete data.

  • Web: 0% of the time, Steatoda albomaculata spiders are sighted in a spider web (Sample size: 4)
  • Sex: 0 female and 0 male.
  • Environment: Steatoda albomaculata has been sighted 5 times outdoors, and 1 times indoors.
  • Outdoors: Man-made structure (1). Low foliage (1). Ground layer (1). Under rock or debris (2).

Location and Range

Steatoda albomaculata (White-spotted False Widow) has been sighted in the following countries: Spain, Turkey, United States.

Steatoda albomaculata has also been sighted in the following states: Washington.

Seasonality

Steatoda albomaculata has been primarily sighted during the month of July.

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

Featured Pictures

Picture of Steatoda albomaculata (White-spotted False Widow) - Dorsal Enlarge Picture
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Picture of Steatoda albomaculata (White-spotted False Widow) - Dorsal Enlarge Picture
Picture of Steatoda albomaculata (White-spotted False Widow) - Dorsal Enlarge Picture
  • Check iconFamily Check iconGenus Check iconSpecies
  • Submitted Calendar iconDec 23, 2017
  • Photographed Picture iconJul 15, 2017
  • MarcD6
  • Location iconVall d'Aran, Spain
  • Comment icon2 Comments
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