Arachnids of North Carolina
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Order:
Araneae - Spiders
Opiliones - Harvestmen
Pseudoscorpiones - Pseudoscorpions
Scorpiones - Scorpions
Scientific Name:
Common Name:
Family (Alpha):
ACROPSOPILIONIDAE-
AGELENIDAE-Funnel Weavers
AMAUROBIIDAE-Hacklemesh Weavers
ANTRODIAETIDAE-Folding Trapdoor Spiders
ANYPHAENIDAE-Ghost Spiders
ARANEIDAE-Orb Weavers
ATYPIDAE-Purseweb Spiders
BUTHIDAE-
CADDIDAE-
CHEIRACANTHIIDAE-
CHEIRIDIIDAE-
CHELIFERIDAE-
CHERNETIDAE-
CHTHONIIDAE-
CICURINIDAE-
CLUBIONIDAE-Sac Spiders
CORINNIDAE-Antmimics and Ground Sac Spiders
COSMETIDAE-Armoured harvestmen
CTENIDAE-Wandering Spiders
CYBAEIDAE-
DEINOPIDAE-Ogrefaced spider
DESIDAE-
DICTYNIDAE-Mesh Web Weavers
DYSDERIDAE-
EUCTENIZIDAE-Wafer-lid Trapdoor Spiders
FILISTATIDAE-
GARYPINIDAE-
GNAPHOSIDAE-Ground Spiders
HAHNIIDAE-
HALONOPROCTIDAE-
HYPOCHILIDAE-
LARCIDAE-
LEPTONETIDAE-
LINYPHIIDAE-Sheetweb and Dwarf Spiders
LIOCRANIDAE-Liocranid Sac Spiders
LYCOSIDAE-Wolf Spiders
MICROHEXURIDAE-
MIMETIDAE-Pirate spiders
MITURGIDAE-Prowling Spiders
MYSMENIDAE-
NEOBISIIDAE-
NEPHILIDAE-
NESTICIDAE-Scaffold Web Spiders
OECOBIIDAE-Wall spiders
OONOPIDAE-
OXYOPIDAE-Lynx Spiders
PHALANGIIDAE-
PHALANGODIDAE-Armoured harvestmen
PHILODROMIDAE-Running Crab Spiders
PHOLCIDAE-
PHONOGNATHIDAE-
PHRUROLITHIDAE-
PISAURIDAE-Nursery Web Spiders
SABACONIDAE-
SALTICIDAE-Jumping Spiders
SCLEROSOMATIDAE-
SCYTODIDAE-
SEGESTRIIDAE-
SICARIIDAE-
SPARASSIDAE-Giant Crab Spiders
STERNOPHORIDAE-
TARACIDAE-
TETRAGNATHIDAE-Long-jawed Orb Weavers
THERIDIIDAE-Cobweb Spiders
THERIDIOSOMATIDAE-Ray Spiders
THOMISIDAE-Crab Spiders
TITANOECIDAE-
TRACHELIDAE-
TRIAENONYCHIDAE-Armoured harvestmen
TRIDENCHTHONIIDAE-
ULOBORIDAE-Cribellate Orb Weavers
VAEJOVIDAE-
ZOROPSIDAE-False Wolf Spiders & Wandering Spiders
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THERIDIIDAE Members:
Anelosimus studiosus
Argyrodes elevatus
Argyrodes pluto
Argyrodes unidentified species
Asagena americana
Chrosiothes jenningsi
Chrysso albomaculata
Coleosoma acutiventer
Coleosoma normale
Crustulina altera
Crustulina sticta
Cryptachaea porteri
Cryptachaea rupicola
Dipoena appalachia
Dipoena nigra
Emertonella emertoni
Enoplognatha caricis
Enoplognatha marmorata
Enoplognatha ovata
Episinus amoenus
Euryopis funebris
Euryopis quinquemaculata
Faiditus cancellatus
Hentziectypus globosus
Latrodectus geometricus
Latrodectus mactans
Latrodectus unidentified species
Latrodectus variolus
Neospintharus trigonum
Parasteatoda tepidariorum
Pholcomma barnesi
Pholcomma hirsutum
Phoroncidia americana
Phycosoma lineatipes
Phylloneta pictipes
Platnickina alabamensis
Platnickina punctosparsa
Rhomphaea fictilium
Rhomphaea projiciens
Robertus frontatus
Robertus riparius
Rugathodes aurantius
Rugathodes sexpunctatus
Spintharus flavidus
Steatoda albomaculata
Steatoda borealis
Steatoda grossa
Steatoda triangulosa
Steatoda unidentified species
Theonoe stridula
Theridion albidum
Theridion australe
Theridion cheimatos
Theridion differens
Theridion dividuum
Theridion flavonotatum
Theridion frondeum
Theridion glaucescens
Theridion murarium
Theridion pennsylvanicum
Theridion unidentified species
Theridula emertoni
Theridula gonygaster
Theridula opulenta
Theridula unidentified species
Thymoites expulsus
Thymoites marxi
Thymoites pallidus
Thymoites unidentified species
Thymoites unimaculatus
Tidarren sisyphoides
Wamba crispulus
Yunohamella lyrica
NC
Records
Enoplognatha ovata
- Common Candy-striped Spider
Taxonomy
Order:
ARANEAE
Infraorder:
ARANEOMORPHAE
Family:
THERIDIIDAE
Identification
Online Description/Photos:
BugGuide
Google
,
iNaturalist
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Wikipedia
,
GBIF
Distribution in North Carolina
Comments:
County Map:
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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:
Observation Methods:
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Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks:
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Comments:
Photo Gallery for
Enoplognatha ovata
- Common Candy-striped Spider
Photos: 2
Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2024-07-17
Ashe Co.
Comment:
Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2024-05-21
Macon Co.
Comment:
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