Arachnids of North Carolina
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Allocosa funerea - a wolf spider

Taxonomy
Order: ARANEAEInfraorder: AraneomorphaeFamily: Lycosidae                                                                                 
Identification
Online Description/Photos: BugGuide Google, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, GBIF
Comments: Carapace dark red to black, often paler posteriorly, minutely and evenly punctate, with few setae. Sternum dark brown. Chelicerae dark red brown to black, paler distally. Legs with femora black, with femora tips and remaining segments dark orange; tibiae (especially I11 and IV)
Total Length: Females 5-6mm, males 4.5-5.5mmAdult ID: identifiable by photo
Distribution in North Carolina
Comments: Kansas and Michigan to Massachusetts, south to Texas and Florid
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Adult phenology:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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Habitats and Life History
Habitats: In grassy fields, meadows, lawns, gardens, and pine forests. A few were found wandering indoors
Observation Methods:
Abundance/Frequency: Occassional
Behavior: Both sexes have been collected from April to September, with occasional females in October
Status in North Carolina
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 Photo Gallery for Allocosa funerea - a wolf spider

Photos: 17

Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2024-09-10
Swain Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2024-09-10
Swain Co.
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Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2024-07-16
Ashe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2024-07-16
Ashe Co.
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Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2024-07-16
Ashe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2023-06-27
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Stephen Dunn on 2023-04-10
Orange Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Peter HULTH & Donald ZEPP on 2023-03-05
Johnston Co.
Comment: Specimen retained, determined, & photographed by D. ZEPP
Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2022-11-11
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2022-11-11
Mecklenburg Co.
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Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2022-11-11
Mecklenburg Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2022-05-11
Pender Co.
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Recorded by: Carol Tingley on 2021-09-08
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Carol Tingley on 2021-07-22
Halifax Co.
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Recorded by: Carol Tingley on 2020-06-14
Wake Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Carol Tingley on 2020-04-18
Wake Co.
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Recorded by: Carol Tingley on 2020-04-18
Wake Co.
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