Kaestneria pullata
Males: 2 to 3 mm, females: 2 to 3.2 mm. Variable in appearance but generally dark, abdomen often with paler chevrons.
Kaestneria dorsalis
- Tibial spines 2-2-2-2;
- TmIV: absent;
- TmI: 0.20 to 0.29
Microscopic examination of genitalia is required to confirm identity.
Grassland and scrub.
All year round.
Widespread in much of Britain, becoming scattered in the north.
Common and widespread in Leicestershire and Rutland.
AJ Cann
Charley regeneration field
02 June 2019
AJ Cann
Charley regeneration field
02 June 2019
AJ Cann
Charley regeneration field
02 June 2019
Epigyne
AJ Cann
Charley regeneration field
02 June 2019
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Spiders
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Araneae
- Family:
- Linyphiidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 6
- First record:
- 02/06/2019 (Cann, Alan)
- Last record:
- 31/01/2023 (Cann, Alan)
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