Common Fox-spider - Alopecosa pulverulenta
Length 5 to 10 mm. The markings of this wolf spider are variable in colouration and patterning.
Other Alopecosa species have broadly similar markings so care is needed.
Confirmation of this species: "Requires examination at high magnification in good lighting, typically examination of the genitalia." Bee, L., Oxford, G., & Smith, H. (2020). Britain's Spiders: A Field Guide. Second Edition. Princeton University Press.
Common on dry heathland areas and woodland.
Spring to autumn.
Widespread and fairly frequent in Britain.
Frequent in Leicestershire and Rutland.
9379 British records to Jan 2013
David Nicholls
New Lount Nature Reserve
13 May 2016
female
Mike Higgott
County Hall
16 April 2019
AJ Cann
Leicester Attenborough Arboretum
06 May 2021
male
AJ Cann
Leicester Attenborough Arboretum
06 May 2021
female
AJ Cann
Leicester Attenborough Arboretum
06 May 2021
palp
AJ Cann
Leicester Attenborough Arboretum
06 May 2021
epigyne
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Spiders
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Araneae
- Family:
- Lycosidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 21
- First record:
- 03/06/1992 (Jon Daws)
- Last record:
- 25/05/2023 (Cann, Alan)
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David Nicholls
New Lount Nature Reserve
13 May 2016
male
