Arachnids of North Carolina
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Schizocosa floridana Bryant 1934 - a wolf spider

Taxonomy
Order: ARANEAEInfraorder: ARANEOMORPHAEFamily: LYCOSIDAESubfamily: LYCOSINAE                                                                                 
Identification
Online Description/Photos: BugGuide Google, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, GBIF
Structural photos

NCBP6472
NCBP5284: The submarginal bands on the carapace are broken into (distinctive) semicircular patches. Dondale & Redner, 1978
Distribution in North Carolina
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Adult phenology:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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 Photo Gallery for Schizocosa floridana - a wolf spider

Photos: 6

Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2023-07-14
Hyde Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2023-07-14
Hyde Co.
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Recorded by: Donald Zepp on 2022-07-19
Johnston Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Donald Zepp on 2022-07-19
Johnston Co.
Comment: Epigynum shown in "Structural photos," above.
Recorded by: Donald ZEPP on 2021-03-24
Johnston Co.
Comment: Subadult female		Recorded by: Donald ZEPP on 2021-03-24
Johnston Co.
Comment: subadult female