Arachnids of North Carolina
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Schizocosa ocreata - Brushlegged wolf spider

Schizocosa ocreataSchizocosa ocreata
Female with egg sac		Schizocosa ocreata
Taxonomy
Order: ARANEAEInfraorder: AraneomorphaeFamily: Lycosidae                                                                                 
Identification
Online Description/Photos: BugGuide Google, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, GBIF
Structural photos
Schizocosa ocreata
Reddish sternum differentiates from crassipes and floridana (dbz20220606003, not figured below)		 Schizocosa ocreata
left palp, ventral view		 Schizocosa ocreata
Epigynum, ventral view: note that the surface excavations at the bottom of the photo are much closer set than on similar species.		 Schizocosa ocreata
Epigynum, dorsal view
Distribution in North Carolina
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Schizocosa ocreata
Adult phenology:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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Habitats and Life History
Habitats: forest, old field
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 Photo Gallery for Schizocosa ocreata - Brushlegged wolf spider

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Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2025-11-11
Montgomery Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2025-11-11
Montgomery Co.
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Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2025-10-03
Macon Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2025-08-29
Jackson Co.
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Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2025-06-01
Currituck Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2025-06-01
Currituck Co.
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Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2025-06-01
Currituck Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2025-05-19
Guilford Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-05-11
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-05-11
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-05-11
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2025-04-19
New Hanover Co.
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Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2025-04-19
New Hanover Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2025-04-19
New Hanover Co.
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Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2025-04-18
New Hanover Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2025-04-18
New Hanover Co.
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Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2025-04-17
New Hanover Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2025-04-17
New Hanover Co.
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Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2025-04-17
New Hanover Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2025-04-17
New Hanover Co.
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Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2025-02-04
Iredell Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2024-10-09
Macon Co.
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Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2024-10-09
Macon Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2024-03-28
Henderson Co.
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Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2023-06-27
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2023-06-27
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2023-06-27
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2023-04-29
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Benjamin and Donald ZEPP on 2023-04-22
Johnston Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2022-05-16
Buncombe Co.
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