Arachnids of North Carolina
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Distribution Records
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Vetting Levels
Adult phenology:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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id_comments Female. Carapace yellow-white with a median darker line of black spots and some straggly white setae. Sternum with tiny black spots. Legs yellowish white with tiny dark spots and narrow broken black bands on venter. Dorsum of abdomen with a black mark between humps, sides with tiny black spots, venter spotted black. Male coloration darker than female.
total_length Female Total length 6.5mm, Carapace 2.9 mm long, 2.7 mm wide. Male Total length 3.0 mm, Carapace 1.4 mm long, 1.1 mm wide.
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adult_id 1 identifiable by photo 2 identifiable by photo of specific features and/or supplementary info 3 identifiable from specimen only
abundance Females can be found all year, males in early summer.
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>=4,000 ft.
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<4,000 ft.
Regular
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Piedmont
Regular
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Occasional
Seldom
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Coastal Plain
Regular
Frequent
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Seldom
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