Antistea elegans
Length 2.5 to 4 mm. Prosoma yellow-brown to reddish yellow, with dark spots. Opisthosoma dark grey-brown with bright areas.
Identification 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.
In damp places, near water.
Spring-Autumn.
Widespread in Britain.
Fairly common in Leicestershire and Rutland in suitable habitat.
AJ Cann
Sandhills Lodge
19 September 2022
AJ Cann
Sandhills Lodge
19 September 2022
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Spiders
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Araneae
- Family:
- Hahniidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 1
- First record:
- 19/09/2022 (Cann, Alan)
- Last record:
- 19/09/2022 (Cann, Alan)
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