Spiders of North Carolina

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View	Hypochilidae Members:	NC Records
Hypochilus sheari - A Lampshade Spider

Taxonomy

Order: ARANEAE	Infraorder: Araneomorphae	Family: Hypochilidae
Species Comment: endemic to North Carolina

Identification

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Distribution in North Carolina

Comments: rock outcrops (endemic to North Carolina) (Buncombe, McDowell, Yancey)
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Adult phenology: High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft. Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft. Piedmont (Pd) Coastal Plain (CP) Click on graph to enlarge

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Status in North Carolina

Natural Heritage Program Status: SR

Natural Heritage Program Ranks: G2G3 S2S3

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Photo Gallery for Hypochilus sheari - A Lampshade Spider		Photos: 14
	Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-06-26 Buncombe Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-06-26 Buncombe Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-06-26 McDowell Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-06-26 Yancey Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2024-01-03 Buncombe Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2022-07-29 Buncombe Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2022-07-29 Buncombe Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn, J. Thomson on 2021-12-04 Buncombe Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2021-08-05 Yancey Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2021-08-05 Yancey Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2021-08-04 Buncombe Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2020-07-17 McDowell Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2020-07-17 McDowell Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2020-07-17 McDowell Co. Comment:

Photo Gallery for Hypochilus sheari - A Lampshade Spider