Spiders of North Carolina

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Schizocosa floridana Bryant 1934 - a wolf spider

Taxonomy

Order: ARANEAE

Infraorder: ARANEOMORPHAE

Family: LYCOSIDAE

Subfamily: LYCOSINAE

Identification

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NCBP5284: The submarginal bands on the carapace are broken into (distinctive) semicircular patches. Dondale &amp; 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) Click on graph to enlarge

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Photo Gallery for Schizocosa floridana - a wolf spider		Photos: 13
	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2024-10-23 Johnston Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2024-10-23 Johnston Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2024-10-23 Johnston Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2024-10-23 Lenoir Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2024-10-23 Sampson Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Mark BASINGER & Donald ZEPP on 2024-05-31 Wayne Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark BASINGER & Donald ZEPP on 2024-05-31 Wayne Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2023-07-14 Hyde Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2023-07-14 Hyde Co. Comment:	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

Photo Gallery for Schizocosa floridana - a wolf spider