Arachnids of North Carolina
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Gladicosa pulchra - a wolf spider

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Taxonomy
Order: ARANEAEInfraorder: AraneomorphaeFamily: Lycosidae                                                                                 
Identification
Online Description/Photos: BugGuide Google, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, GBIF
Comments: Gladicosa pulchra is closest to G. gulosa in size, coloration, and genitalic structure. Gladicosa pulchra is a larger species and is usually darker in color with a more distinct pattern. In most specimens of pulchra the venter of the abdomen is dark brown to black behind the epigastric furrow, while that of gulosa is yellowish to light brown.
Distribution in North Carolina
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Gladicosa pulchra
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 Gladicosa pulchra - a wolf spider

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Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2026-02-17
Richmond Co.
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Richmond Co.
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Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2026-02-17
Richmond Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2026-02-17
Richmond Co.
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Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2026-02-17
Richmond Co.
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Richmond Co.
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Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2026-02-17
Richmond Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2026-02-17
Richmond Co.
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Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2026-02-17
Richmond Co.
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Richmond Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2026-01-10
Wilson Co.
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Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-12-14
Wilson Co.
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Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Stephanie Willis on 2025-11-23
Stokes Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Stephanie Willis on 2025-11-23
Stokes Co.
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Recorded by: K. Bischof on 2025-11-23
Transylvania Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2025-08-04
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2025-08-02
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2025-07-17
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2025-07-16
Burke Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2025-07-16
Burke Co.
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Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2025-06-27
Richmond Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2025-06-26
Rockingham Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-30
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-30
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-30
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2025-04-18
New Hanover Co.
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Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2025-04-18
New Hanover Co.
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New Hanover Co.
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