Arachnids of North Carolina
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100 species for Moore County

ColloquialfamilysciNamecomName
Funnel WeaversAGELENIDAEAgelenopsis pennsylvanicaa grass spider
Ghost SpidersANYPHAENIDAEWulfila saltabundusa ghost spider
Orb WeaversARANEIDAEAcanthepeira stellataStar-bellied orb weaver
Araneus cingulatusan orbweaver
Araneus marmoreusMarbled orbweaver
Argiope aurantiayellow garden spider
Argiope floridaSilver Argiope, Florida Argiope
Eustala anasteraHumpbacked orbweaver
Eustala cepinaan orbweaver
Gasteracantha cancriformisSpinybacked orbweaver
Mangora gibberosaLined orbweaver
Mastophora timuquaa bolas spider
Mecynogea lemniscataBasilica orbweaver
Metepeira labyrintheaLabyrinth orbweaver
Micrathena mitratawhite micrathena
Micrathena sagittataArrowshaped Micrathena
Neoscona arabescaArabesque orbweaver
Neoscona cruciferaSpotted Orbweaver
Neoscona domicilioruma spotted orbweaver
Cyclosa carolia trashline spider
Purseweb SpidersATYPIDAESphodros rufipesredlegged purseweb spider
No Colloquial NameCHEIRACANTHIIDAECheiracanthium inclusumagrarian sac spider
CHTHONIIDAEEphippiochthonius tetrachelatus
Kleptochthonius multispinosus
Antmimics and Ground Sac SpidersCORINNIDAECastianeira amoenaorange antmimic
Castianeira crocataan antlike runner
Castianeira longipalpusmanybanded antmimic
Wandering SpidersCTENIDAEAcanthoctenus chickeringia wandering spider
Mesh Web WeaversDICTYNIDAELathys maculinaa mesh web spider
No Colloquial NameDOLOMEDIDAEDolomedes tritonSix-spotted fishing spider
Dolomedes vittatusa fishing spider
FILISTATIDAEKukulcania hibernalisSouthern house spider
Ground SpidersGNAPHOSIDAEZelotes unidentified species
No Colloquial NameHAHNIIDAEHahnia cinereaa comb-tailed spider
HALONOPROCTIDAEUmmidia rongodwinia cork-lid trapdoor spider
Sheetweb and Dwarf SpidersLINYPHIIDAECeraticelus emertonia dwarf spider
Ceraticelus similisa dwarf spider
Ceratinopsis interpresa dwarf spider
Mermessus maculatusa dwarf spider
Origanates rostratusa dwarf spider
Centromerus cornupalpisa sheetweb weaver
Epiceraticelus mandyaea dwarf spider
Wolf SpidersLYCOSIDAEGladicosa pulchraa wolf spider
Rabidosa punctulataDotted wolf spider
Rabidosa rabidaRabid Wolf Spider
Schizocosa ocreataBrushlegged wolf spider
Tigrosa aspersaa wolf spider
Geolycosa pikeia burrowing wolf spider
Pirate spidersMIMETIDAEMimetus puritanusa pirate spider
No Colloquial NameNEPHILIDAETrichonephila clavipesGolden Silk orbweaver
Wall spidersOECOBIIDAEOecobius navusa flatmesh weaver
Lynx SpidersOXYOPIDAEOxyopes aglossusa lynx spider
Oxyopes salticusstriped lynx spider
Oxyopes scalarisWestern lynx spider
Peucetia viridansgreen lynx spider
Running Crab SpidersPHILODROMIDAEPhilodromus marxiMetallic crab spider
No Colloquial NamePHOLCIDAEPholcus phalangioidesLongbodied cellar spider
PHRUROLITHIDAEPhrurotimpus annulatusa phrurolithid
Nursery Web SpidersPISAURIDAEPisaurina miranursery web spider
Jumping SpidersSALTICIDAEAdmestina tibialis
Eris floridanaa jumping spider
Naphrys pulexa jumping spider
Hentzia palmarumLongjawed jumping spider
Lyssomanes viridisMagnolia green jumper
Maevia inclemensDimorphic jumping spider
Metacyrba taeniolaa jumping spider
Phidippus audaxBold jumper, Daring jumping spider
Phidippus clarusRed-backed jumping spider
Phidippus otiosusa jumping spider
Platycryptus undatusa jumping spider
Colonus sylvanusa jumping spider
Tutelina elegansa jumping spider
Zygoballus sexpunctatusa jumping spider
Synageles noxiosusan antmimic jumping spider
Metacyrba floridanaa jumping spider
Maevia intermediaa jumping spider
No Colloquial NameSCLEROSOMATIDAEHadrobunus maculosus
Leiobunum verrucosum
Leiobunum vittatum
SCYTODIDAEScytodes atlacoyaa spitting spider
Long-jawed Orb WeaversTETRAGNATHIDAELeucauge venustaorchard orbweaver
Tetragnatha elongataa longjawed orbweaver
Tetragnatha versicolora longjawed orbweaver
Cobweb SpidersTHERIDIIDAEArgyrodes elevatusa dewdrop spider
Euryopis funebrisa cobweb spider
Neospintharus trigonuma cobweb spider
Pholcomma hirsutuma cobweb spider
Rhomphaea fictiliuma cobweb spider
Theonoe stridulaa cobweb weaver
Theridion differensa cobweb spider
Thymoites marxia cobweb spider
Pholcomma barnesia cobweb spider
Chrysso albomaculataa cobweb spider
Crab SpidersTHOMISIDAEBassaniana versicolora bark crab spider
Mecaphesa asperataNorthern crab spider
Mecaphesa celerSwift crab spider
Misumenoides formosipeswhitebanded crab spider
Misumessus oblongusa crab spider
Tmarus angulatusa crab spider
Xysticus punctatusa ground crab spider