Arachnids of North Carolina
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Hibana gracilis - garden ghost spider

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Taxonomy
Order: ARANEAEInfraorder: AraneomorphaeFamily: Anyphaenidae                                                                                 
Comments: Previously known as Clubiona gracilis, Anyphaena rubra, A. g., Aysha striata, and Ay. g.
Species Comment: Adults reported year-round. Active, and often found wandering on foliage. Frequently found in houses.
Identification
Online Description/Photos: Typically yellow or light brown, darker toward the head, with dark brown or blackish chelicerae. Often has two dark stripes extending posteriorly from the PLE and reddish brown spots on the abdomen. BugGuide Google, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, GBIFTechnical Description: Platnick, N. I. (1974). The spider family Anyphaenidae in America north of Mexico. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 146: 205-266
Comments: The spiracular furrow of this genus is quite near epigastric furrow: ca. 20% of the distance from the latter to the spinnerets.
Total Length: Females 6.5-8.2mm, males 5.7-6.5mm
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Distribution in North Carolina
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Hibana gracilis
Adult phenology:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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Behavior: Fast, active runners, purportedly owing to a sugar buzz from their consumption of sugars in nectar.
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 Photo Gallery for Hibana gracilis - garden ghost spider

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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2025-04-23
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger and Donald Zepp on 2025-04-17
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger and Donald Zepp on 2025-04-17
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark BASINGER & Donald ZEPP on 2025-04-17
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-14
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-14
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-08
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-08
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-08
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2024-11-06
Richmond Co.
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Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2024-11-05
Hoke Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2024-11-04
Mecklenburg Co.
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Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2024-11-04
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2024-11-04
Mecklenburg Co.
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Recorded by: R. Newman on 2024-11-02
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2024-10-25
Bladen Co.
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Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2024-10-25
Brunswick Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2024-10-25
Pender Co.
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Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2024-10-24
Carteret Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2024-10-24
Jones Co.
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Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2024-10-24
Pamlico Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2024-10-24
Pamlico Co.
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Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2024-10-24
Pamlico Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: David George, Jeff Niznik on 2024-05-25
Chatham Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-04-28
Columbus Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-04-27
Sampson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger and Donald Zepp on 2024-04-18
Lenoir Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-04-15
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-04-15
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-03-23
Wilson Co.
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