Homalonychus selenopoides

Homalonychus selenopoides · Order: Araneae · Family: Homalonychidae

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Homalonychus selenopoides
Photo: Andrew Meeds, CC BY

Homalonychus selenopoides lives in the Sonoran Desert region of the United States and Mexico. Its known range is limited to that desert area in both countries.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

It is found in the Sonoran Desert.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

It occurs in the United States and Mexico.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it is found in the US

Recorded in 2 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Arizona, California.

Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.

Source: GBIF

Months it is reported in the US

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Source: GBIF

More photos

Homalonychus selenopoides photo 2
Photo: iNaturalist user, CC0
Homalonychus selenopoides photo 3
Photo: Andrew Meeds, CC BY
Homalonychus selenopoides photo 4
Photo: Carlos A. Armenta, CC BY-SA
Homalonychus selenopoides photo 5
Photo: nmoorhatch, CC BY

Same family (Homalonychidae)

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Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homalonychus_selenopoides

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Text written 2026-10-28 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-28.

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