South African cupboard spider at Lyneham, ACT
Identification history
| Steatoda capensis | 13 Oct 2022 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Steatoda capensis | 13 Oct 2022 | trevorpreston | ||
| Storosa obscura | 25 Sep 2022 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Unverified | 18 Jun 2021 | trevorpreston |
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User's notes
Seen at Lyneham high school Agriculture plot
2 comments
trevorpreston
wrote:
13 Oct 2022
@MichaelMulvaney I'm pretty certain this is not a Dark Storosa, but is actually an Steatoda capensis,
South African cupboard spider. The head is not elongated enough, and in the second and last photo you can see a little of the red stripe on the abdomen.
South African cupboard spider. The head is not elongated enough, and in the second and last photo you can see a little of the red stripe on the abdomen.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.130000-35.253056
- Altitude 622.0m
- Maps Sullivans Creek, Lyneham South
- Places Lyneham, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 18 Jun 2021 10:54 AM Recorded on
- trevorpreston Recorded by
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trevorpreston Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Steatoda capensis Other web-building spiders Spiders
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Steatoda capensis Scientific name
- South African cupboard spider Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Minor weed or pest
- Up to 659.3m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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