Common Wolf Spider - Pardosa pullata

This is a very dark coloured wolf spider.

Confirmation of this species: "Requires examination at high magnification in good lighting, typically examination of the genitalia." Bee, L., Oxford, G., & Smith, H. (2020). Britain's Spiders: A Field Guide. Second Edition. Princeton University Press.

P. pullata occurs in various open habitats such as grasslands, woodland clearings, roadsides etc.

Adults of both sexes occur mainly in early to mid-summer, occasionally persisting until the autumn.

The species is frequent and widespread in most of Britain.

Common in Leicestershire and Rutland.

20412 British records for this species to 2015.