Mitopus morio

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Description

Length: Male 4-6 mm, Female 4-8.5 mm. The female of the species of harvestman is usually larger than the male and has a dark brown saddle on a pale background; in the male the saddle is blacker.

Identification difficulty
Habitat

Found mainly on low vegetation.

When to see it

Summer and autumn.

UK Status

Very common and widespread in Britain.

VC55 Status

Common in Leicestershire and Rutland.

Further Information

5772 British records - last record 2014

  • Graham Calow
    Jubilee Walk, Leire
    27 September 2013
    male - specimen examined
  • Graham Calow
    Jubilee Walk, Leire
    16 September 2014
    female - specimen examined
  • David Nicholls
    Martinshaw Wood
    09 September 2011
    female
  • David Nicholls
    Martinshaw Wood
    20 August 2009
    male
  • Kate Nightingale
    Priors Coppice
    27 July 2014
  • David Nicholls
    Martinshaw Wood
    09 September 2011
    male
  • Alan Semper
    Harby garden
    14 August 2012

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Species profile

Species group:
harvestman (Opiliones)
Kingdom:
Animalia
Order:
Opiliones
Family:
Phalangiidae
Records on NatureSpot:
39
First record:
20/08/2009 (Nicholls, David)
Last record:
06/08/2023 (Pochin, Christine)

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  • Graham Calow
    Jubilee Walk, Leire
    16 September 2014
    female - specimen examined
  • David Nicholls
    Ulverscroft
    15 September 2011
  • David Nicholls
    Martinshaw Wood
    20 August 2009
  • Graham Calow
    Sapcote
    14 September 2009
  • David Nicholls
    Nature Alive, Coalville
    02 September 2010
  • David Nicholls
    Martinshaw Wood
    09 September 2011
  • David Nicholls
    Ulverscroft
    15 September 2011
  • Alan Semper
    Harby garden
    14 August 2012