Spiders of North Carolina

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View	Dictynidae Members:	NC Records
Lathys maculina - a mesh web spider

Taxonomy

Order: ARANEAE

Infraorder: Araneomorphae

Family: Dictynidae

Identification

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BugGuide Google, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, GBIF

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

Habitats and Life History

Habitats: SC; riverside forest

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Status in North Carolina

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Photo Gallery for Lathys maculina - a mesh web spider
	Recorded by: Carol Tingley Alexander Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Carol Tingley Alexander Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Carol Tingley Durham Co. Comment: Leaf litter from small knoll in floodplain	Recorded by: Carol Tingley Moore Co. Comment: streamside leaf litter, 1 male, 5 females, 1 juv
	Recorded by: Donald ZEPP Johnston Co. Comment: In Berlese sample of leaf litter beneath backyard Mahonia	Recorded by: Donald ZEPP Johnston Co. Comment: In Berlese sample of leaf litter beneath backyard Mahonia
	Recorded by: Carol Tingley Harnett Co. Comment: Mtn laurel leaf litter	Recorded by: Carol Tingley Harnett Co. Comment: Leaf litter
	Recorded by: Carol Tingley Harnett Co. Comment: Leaf litter	Recorded by: Carol Tingley Chatham Co. Comment: Female from leaf litter
	Recorded by: Carol Tingley Chatham Co. Comment: Female from leaf litter	Recorded by: Carol Tingley Chatham Co. Comment: Male from leaf litter
	Recorded by: Carol Tingley Chatham Co. Comment: Male from leaf litter

Photo Gallery for Lathys maculina - a mesh web spider