Philodromus albidus
Males 3.1 to 3.8 mm; Females 4 to 5.4 mm. Prosoma with orange-brown lateral stripes. Opisthosoma yellowish with bright chevrons. Legs pale, greenish.
Other Philodromus species.
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.
Usually found in woodland or hedgerows on the lower branches of broad-leaved trees such as oak at the edge of clearings or rides.
Adults found from May to July with a peak in June.
Mostly confined to south-east England but probably spreading north west.
Rarely recorded in Leicestershire and Rutland
http://srs.britishspiders.org.uk/portal.php/p/Summary/s/Philodromus+albidus
AJ Cann
Wardley Wood
29 May 2022
male
AJ Cann
Wardley Wood
29 May 2022
female
AJ Cann
Narborough Bog
28 June 2019
AJ Cann
Ketton Panters Orchard
08 September 2022
epigyne
AJ Cann
Wardley Wood
29 May 2022
palp
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Spiders
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Araneae
- Family:
- Philodromidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 6
- First record:
- 28/06/2019 (Cann, Alan)
- Last record:
- 14/07/2024 (Cann, Alan)
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