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Mothercare Spider
Phylloneta sisyphia
Phylloneta sisyphia, the mothercare spider, is a species of comb-footed spider from the genus Phylloneta.
From the article Phylloneta sisyphia on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The female is 2.5-5.5 mm in length, males are 2.5-4.5mm. The prosoma is reddish yellow with a broad, brown-black margin and median stripe. The sternum is reddish yellow, with a dark margin. The chelicerae are reddish yellow and the legs are also reddish yellow with brown rings. The abdomen is yellowish or reddish, with a dorsal dark brown spot pattern. Males and females are similar in colour and pattern.
Range & habitat
Phylloneta sisyphia has a wide Palaearctic distribution, it is widespread in western and central Europe, it is absent from Iceland. It is very similar to Phylloneta impressa and care needs to be taken in separating the two species.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 783828.