Rugathodes instabilis

Rugathodes instabilis (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1871)

Light yellow-brown prosoma with dark median band, reaching from posterior end to eye region. Legs yellow-brown. Opisthosoma yellowish brown, dorsally with large brown spot, a longitudinal band, or unicoloured.

Rugathodes instabilis

Identification

Light yellow-brown prosoma with dark median band, reaching from posterior end to eye region. Legs yellow-brown. Opisthosoma yellowish brown, dorsally with large brown spot, a longitudinal band, or unicoloured.

ORDER

Arachnida

FAMILY

Theridiidae

TYPE

Spiders

Widespread in southern-eastern Anglia and south eastern England, scattered north to Derbyshire. Found on low vegetation in wetland habitats.

Wetlands

Coming soon

Early to mid-summer, with females persisting later

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LATIN NAME

Rugathodes instabilis

Size (MM)

Body length male: 2-3 mm

iucn Status
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