Bug FAQSouthwestern Trapdoor Spider
Eucteniza relata · Order: Araneae · Family: Euctenizidae
Its distribution includes both countries in North America.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
This spider occurs in the United States and Mexico.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it lives
It lives in areas across the United States and Mexico.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
Its native range covers the United States and Mexico.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 2 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Texas, Oklahoma.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
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Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eucteniza_relata
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