202 species for Swain County |
| Colloquial | family | sciName | comName |
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| Funnel Weavers | AGELENIDAE | Agelenopsis pennsylvanica | a grass spider |
| | Agelenopsis utahana | a grass spider |
| | Barronopsis texana | a funnel weaver |
| | Coras montanus | a funnel weaver |
| | Wadotes bimucronatus | |
| | Wadotes calcaratus | a funnel weaver |
| | Wadotes deceptis | |
| | Wadotes hybridus | a funnel weaver |
| | Wadotes tennesseensis | a funnel weaver |
| | Coras aerialis | a funnel weaver |
| | Coras cavernorum | a funnel weaver |
| | Coras tennesseensis | a funnel weaver |
| Hacklemesh Weavers | AMAUROBIIDAE | Cybaeopsis armipotens | a hackledmesh weaver |
| | Cybaeopsis pantopla | a hackledmesh weaver |
| Folding Trapdoor Spiders | ANTRODIAETIDAE | Antrodiaetus unicolor | a foldingdoor spider |
| Ghost Spiders | ANYPHAENIDAE | Anyphaena pectorosa | a ghost spider |
| | Wulfila albens | a ghost spider |
| Orb Weavers | ARANEIDAE | Acacesia hamata | difoliate orbweaver |
| | Araneus bonsallae | |
| | Araneus cingulatus | an orbweaver |
| | Araneus marmoreus | Marbled orbweaver |
| | Araneus miniatus | Black-spotted Orbweaver |
| | Araneus pegnia | Butterfly orbweaver |
| | Araniella displicata | Sixspotted orbweaver |
| | Eustala anastera | Humpbacked orbweaver |
| | Gea heptagon | an orbweaver |
| | Mangora maculata | Greenlegged orbweaver |
| | Mangora placida | tuftlegged orbweaver |
| | Mecynogea lemniscata | Basilica orbweaver |
| | Metepeira labyrinthea | Labyrinth orbweaver |
| | Micrathena gracilis | spined Micrathena |
| | Micrathena mitrata | white micrathena |
| | Neoscona arabesca | Arabesque orbweaver |
| | Neoscona crucifera | Spotted Orbweaver |
| | Neoscona domiciliorum | a spotted orbweaver |
| No Colloquial Name | CHEIRACANTHIIDAE | Strotarchus piscatorius | a longlegged sac spider |
| CHERNETIDAE | Mirochernes dentatus | |
| CHTHONIIDAE | Apochthonius moestus | |
| | Kleptochthonius crosbyi | |
| | Kleptochthonius multispinosus | |
| CICURINIDAE | Cicurina arcuata | a mesh web spider |
| | Cicurina breviaria | a mesh web spider |
| | Cicurina brevis | a mesh web spider |
| | Cicurina bryantae | a mesh web spider |
| | Cicurina minima | a mesh web spider |
| | Cicurina placida | a mesh web spider |
| Sac Spiders | CLUBIONIDAE | Clubiona obesa | a leafcurling sac spider |
| | Elaver excepta | a sac spider |
| Antmimics and Ground Sac Spiders | CORINNIDAE | Castianeira cingulata | twobanded antmimic |
| | Castianeira longipalpus | manybanded antmimic |
| Wandering Spiders | CTENIDAE | Anahita punctulata | a wandering spider |
| No Colloquial Name | CYBAEIDAE | Cybaeus patritus | a cybaeid |
| | Cryphoeca montana | a comb-tailed spider |
| | Calymmaria persica | a basket-web weaver |
| Mesh Web Weavers | DICTYNIDAE | Lathys maculina | a mesh web spider |
| | Emblyna decaprini | a me |
| | Lathys foxi | a mesh web spider |
| Wafer-lid Trapdoor Spiders | EUCTENIZIDAE | Myrmekiaphila fluviatilis | wafer-lid trapdoor spider |
| Ground Spiders | GNAPHOSIDAE | Callilepis pluto | a ground spider |
| | Gnaphosa sericata | a ground spider |
| | Herpyllus ecclesiasticus | Parson spider |
| | Marinarozelotes lyonneti | no common name |
| No Colloquial Name | HAHNIIDAE | Neoantistea magna | a comb-tailed spider |
| | Neoantistea agilis | a comb-tailed spider |
| HYPOCHILIDAE | Hypochilus pococki - western clade | A Lampshade Spider |
| | Hypochilus pococki - central clade | A Lampshade Spider |
| LEPTONETIDAE | Appaleptoneta coma | a cave spider |
| Sheetweb and Dwarf Spiders | LINYPHIIDAE | Ceraticelus alticeps | a dwarf spider |
| | Ceraticelus carinatus | a dwarf spider |
| | Ceraticelus fissiceps | a dwarf spider |
| | Ceraticelus laetabilis | a dwarf spider |
| | Ceraticelus laetus | a dwarf spider |
| | Ceraticelus similis | a dwarf spider |
| | Ceratinops carolinus | a dwarf spider |
| | Ceratinopsidis formosa | a dwarf spider |
| | Ceratinopsis laticeps | a dwarf spider |
| | Ceratinopsis nigripalpis | a dwarf spider |
| | Collinsia oxypaederotipus | a dwarf spider |
| | Dicymbium elongatum | a dwarf spider |
| | Diplocentria hiberna | a dwarf spider |
| | Epiceraticelus fluvialis | a dwarf spider |
| | Erigone autumnalis | a dwarf spider |
| | Gonatium crassipalpum | a dwarf spider |
| | Grammonota inornata | a dwarf spider |
| | Grammonota ornata | a dwarf spider |
| | Horcotes uncinatus | a dwarf spider |
| | Mermessus bryantae | a dwarf spider |
| | Mermessus tridentatus | a dwarf spider |
| | Origanates rostratus | a dwarf spider |
| | Walckenaeria directa | money spider |
| | Walckenaeria pallida | a dwarf spider |
| | Walckenaeria spiralis | a dwarf spider |
| | Agyneta angulata | a sheetweb weaver |
| | Agyneta micaria | |
| | Agyneta semipallida | a sheetweb weaver |
| | Agyneta unimaculata | a sheetweb weaver |
| | Bathyphantes bishopi | a sheetweb weaver |
| | Bathyphantes pallidus | a sheetweb weaver |
| | Centromerus denticulatus | a sheetweb weaver |
| | Centromerus latidens | a sheetweb weaver |
| | Centromerus sylvaticus | |
| | Centromerus tennapex | a sheetweb weaver |
| | Florinda coccinea | Black-tailed red sheetweaver, scarlet sheetweaver |
| | Frontinella pyramitela | bowl and doily weaver |
| | Pityohyphantes costatus | hammock spider |
| | Tapinopa unidentified species | a sheetweb weaver |
| | Taranucnus ornithes | a sheetweb weaver |
| | Tennesseellum formica | Antlike sheetweaver |
| | Tenuiphantes sabulosus | a sheetweb weaver |
| | Tenuiphantes zebra | a sheetweb weaver |
| | Agyneta barrowsi | a sheetweb weaver |
| | Agyneta fabra | a sheetweb weaver |
| | Scironis tarsalis | Tarsal Sheet-web Weaver |
| | Emertongone montifera | Lineweaving spider |
| | Traematosisis bispinosus | a dwarf spider |
| | Helophora insignis | a dwarf spider |
| | Blestia sarcocuon | a dwarf spider |
| | Tapinocyba unidentified species | a dwarf spider |
| | Acanthoneta furcata | a sheetweb weaver |
| | Tapinopa bilineata | a sheetweb weaver |
| | Walckenaeria subspiralis | a dwarf spider |
| | Lepthyphantes unidentified species | |
| | Walckenaeria unidentified species | a dwarf spider |
| Wolf Spiders | LYCOSIDAE | Allocosa funerea | a wolf spider |
| | Gladicosa gulosa | a wolf spider |
| | Hogna lenta | Field wolf spider |
| | Piratula insularis | a pirate wolf spider |
| | Pirata montanus | a pirate wolf spider |
| | Pirata sedentarius | a pirate wolf spider |
| | Pirata suwaneus | a pirate wolf spider |
| | Schizocosa avida | a wolf spider |
| | Schizocosa bilineata | a wolf spider |
| | Trabeops aurantiacus | a wolf spider |
| | Pirata alachuus | a pirate wolf spider |
| | Pardosa lapidicina | a thinlegged wolf spider |
| | Alopecosa aculeata | a wolf spider |
| | Pardosa atlantica | a thinlegged wolf spider spider |
| No Colloquial Name | MICROHEXURIDAE | Microhexura montivaga | Spruce-fir Moss Spider |
| Pirate spiders | MIMETIDAE | Ero leonina | a pirate spider |
| No Colloquial Name | NEOBISIIDAE | Microbisium brunneum | |
| | Microbisium parvulum | |
| | Microcreagris atlantica | |
| | Novobisium carolinense | |
| Scaffold Web Spiders | NESTICIDAE | Nesticus silvanus | a cave cobweb spider |
| | Nesticus reclusus | a cave cobweb spider |
| | Nesticus cherokee | a cave cobweb spider |
| No Colloquial Name | PHALANGIIDAE | Odiellus nubivagus | |
| Armoured harvestmen | PHALANGODIDAE | Bishopella laciniosa | |
| | Theromaster brunneus | |
| Running Crab Spiders | PHILODROMIDAE | Philodromus rufus | a running crab spider |
| | Philodromus peninsulanus | a running crab spider |
| No Colloquial Name | PHRUROLITHIDAE | Phrurotimpus alarius | a phrurolithid |
| | Phrurotimpus borealis | a phrurolithid |
| | Phrurotimpus illudens | a phrurolithid |
| | Phrurotimpus unidentified species | a phrurolithid |
| | Phrurotimpus palustris | a phrurolithid |
| Nursery Web Spiders | PISAURIDAE | Dolomedes albineus | whitebanded fishing spider |
| | Dolomedes tenebrosus | Dark fishing spider |
| | Pisaurina mira | nursery web spider |
| Jumping Spiders | SALTICIDAE | Attidops youngi | a jumping spider |
| | Eris militaris | Bronze jumping spider |
| | Ghelna canadensis | a jumping spider |
| | Chinattus parvulus | a jumping spider |
| | Naphrys pulex | a jumping spider |
| | Hentzia palmarum | Longjawed jumping spider |
| | Maevia inclemens | Dimorphic jumping spider |
| | Pelegrina flavipes | a jumping spider |
| | Pelegrina galathea | peppered jumper |
| | Pelegrina proterva | a jumping spider |
| | Salticus scenicus | Zebra jumper |
| | Sassacus cyaneus | a jumping spider |
| | Colonus sylvanus | a jumping spider |
| | Habronattus borealis | a jumping spider |
| | Pelegrina montana | a jumping spider |
| | Menemerus bivitattus | gray wall jumper |
| No Colloquial Name | SCLEROSOMATIDAE | Leiobunum calcar | |
| | Hadrobunus fusiformis | |
| SEGESTRIIDAE | Ariadna bicolor | a tube-dwelling spider |
| Long-jawed Orb Weavers | TETRAGNATHIDAE | Leucauge venusta | orchard orbweaver |
| | Tetragnatha versicolor | a longjawed orbweaver |
| Cobweb Spiders | THERIDIIDAE | Dipoena nigra | a cobweb spider |
| | Hentziectypus globosus | a cobweb spider |
| | Latrodectus mactans | Southern black widow |
| | Latrodectus variolus | Northern black widow |
| | Neospintharus trigonum | a cobweb spider |
| | Parasteatoda tepidariorum | common house spider |
| | Rhomphaea fictilium | a cobweb spider |
| | Robertus riparius | a cobweb spider |
| | Spintharus flavidus | a cobweb spider |
| | Theridion differens | a cobweb spider |
| | Yunohamella lyrica | a cobweb spider |
| | Cryptachaea porteri | a cobweb spider |
| Crab Spiders | THOMISIDAE | Bassaniana versicolor | a bark crab spider |
| | Mecaphesa asperata | Northern crab spider |
| | Misumenoides formosipes | whitebanded crab spider |
| | Synema parvulum | a crab spider |
| | Xysticus fraternus | a ground crab spider |
| | Ozyptila distans | a crab spider |
| No Colloquial Name | TRACHELIDAE | Trachelas similis | a cuspuled spider |
| Armoured harvestmen | TRIAENONYCHIDAE | Fumontana deprehendor | |
| No Colloquial Name | VAEJOVIDAE | Vaejovis carolinianus | Southern Unstriped Scorpion |
| False Wolf Spiders & Wandering Spiders | ZOROPSIDAE | Liocranoides coylei | |