Neriene peltata
The carapace has a dark medial band which broadens to cover the head. The abdomen has a brown band with zig-zag edges. The legs are unmarked.
Found in low bushes and in grasses.
Spring to autumn.
It makes a sheet web.
This is a common and widespread species in Britain.
Common in Leicestershire and Rutland.
AJ Cann
Knighton
12 October 2018
AJ Cann
Braunston
15 June 2025
AJ Cann
Knighton
12 October 2018
AJ Cann
Leicester, Highway Spinney
06 May 2019
David Nicholls
Ulverscroft
15 September 2011
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Spiders
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Araneae
- Family:
- Linyphiidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 37
- First record:
- 26/04/1998 (Jon Daws)
- Last record:
- 15/06/2025 (Cann, Alan)
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David Nicholls
Lea Meadows
16 October 2011
Graham Calow
Burbage Common and Woods
13 May 2011
David Nicholls
Ulverscroft
15 September 2011
David Nicholls
Narborough Bog NR
02 May 2009
