Spiders of North Carolina

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View	Theridiidae Members:	NC Records
Theridion flavonotatum - a cobweb spider

Male

Female

Immature

Taxonomy

Order: ARANEAE

Infraorder: Araneomorphae

Family: Theridiidae

Identification

Online Description/Photos:

BugGuide Google, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, GBIF

Comments: Consistently thick red bar on top of Prosoma

Epigynum of dbz20220519002, not shown below

Distribution in North Carolina

Comments:
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) Click on graph to enlarge

Habitats and Life History

Habitats: old field; small tangle web at top of plant

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Status in North Carolina

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Comments:

Photo Gallery for Theridion flavonotatum - a cobweb spider		Photos: 11
	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2023-09-14 Polk Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2023-09-14 Rutherford Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2021-12-01 Scotland Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Donald Zepp on 2021-08-18 Johnston Co. Comment: See epigynum in "Structural photos," above.
	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn, C. Bowers, H. Anderson, J. Brown on 2021-04-21 Cumberland Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn, C. Bowers, H. Anderson, J. Brown on 2021-04-21 Cumberland Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn, C. Bowers, H. Anderson, J. Brown on 2021-04-21 Cumberland Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn, C. Bowers, H. Anderson, J. Brown on 2021-04-21 Cumberland Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn, C. Bowers, H. Anderson, J. Brown on 2021-04-21 Cumberland Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2021-04-13 New Hanover Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2021-04-13 New Hanover Co. Comment:

Photo Gallery for Theridion flavonotatum - a cobweb spider