Spiders of North Carolina

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Lupettiana mordax - a ghost spider

Taxonomy

Order: ARANEAE

Infraorder: Araneomorphae

Family: Anyphaenidae

Identification

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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 Lupettiana mordax - a ghost spider		Photos: 16
	Recorded by: Mark Basinger and Donald Zepp on 2025-05-08 Nash Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Mark Basinger and Donald Zepp on 2025-05-08 Nash Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark Basinger and Donald Zepp on 2025-05-08 Nash Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-08 Wilson Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2024-10-25 Brunswick Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2024-10-25 Brunswick Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2024-10-25 Pender Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2024-10-23 Duplin Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2024-05-26 Cumberland Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2024-05-26 Cumberland Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Michael P. Morales on 2024-05-26 Cumberland Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Mark BASINGER & Donald ZEPP on 2024-04-18 Wayne Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark BASINGER & Donald ZEPP on 2024-04-18 Wayne Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2017-04-18 Carteret Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2015-06-05 Durham Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2015-05-12 Warren Co. Comment:

Photo Gallery for Lupettiana mordax - a ghost spider