Stripe-legged Spider

Harpactea hombergi (Scopoli, 1763)

Male orange-red prosoma, with a white conical, laterally flattened opisthosoma. Legs strikingly coloured, light to dark.Prosoma orange-red. Female has a dark brown prosoma, with a cyclindrical, very slender and pale greyish opisthosoma. Legs pale yellowish.

Stripe-legged Spider

Identification

Male orange-red prosoma, with a white conical, laterally flattened opisthosoma. Legs strikingly coloured, light to dark.Prosoma orange-red. Female has a dark brown prosoma, with a cyclindrical, very slender and pale greyish opisthosoma. Legs pale yellowish.

ORDER

Arachnida

FAMILY

Dysderidae

TYPE

Spiders

Widely distibuted across the UK, becoming more scattered in the North. Found under stones and bark, and among moss and litter.

Woodland

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They can be seen all year round, with peaks in the spring and autumn.

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LATIN NAME

Harpactea hombergi

Size (MM)

Body length male: 4.5-5.5 mm Body length female: 4-5 mm

iucn Status
lc

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