Platnickina tincta
Small (2.5 to 3.5 mm). Even though this small spider is quite distinctively marked, accurate identification is difficult without detailed examination. If we cannot be certain that an image is Platnickina tincta but it is likely to be this species, it is highlighted in a red box
Various habitats including woodland.
Most of the year but peak time is from May to July.
Fairly frequent and widespread in England.
Fairly common in Leicestershire and Rutland.
2462 British records to Jan 2013
AJ Cann
Leicester Knighton Park
05 October 2019
AJ Cann
Leicester, Highway Spinney
06 May 2019
AJ Cann
Leicester, Highway Spinney
06 May 2019
AJ Cann
Barkby Holt
14 September 2018
Mike Higgott
Anstey garden
03 May 2018
AJ Cann
Barkby Holt
14 September 2018
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Spiders
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Araneae
- Family:
- Theridiidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 28
- First record:
- 27/05/1995 (Frankum, Maggie)
- Last record:
- 25/05/2024 (Cann, Alan)
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AJ Cann
Burrough Hill
29 July 2019
AJ Cann
Knighton
19 March 2016
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