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Gray Cross Spider

Larinioides sclopetarius

195Records since 2000
AugustPeak month
44Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan3
Feb3
Mar11
Apr20
May20
Jun17
Jul12
Aug34
Sep33
Oct23
Nov6
Dec7

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Kent England18
2Gloucestershire England17
3Rutland England14
4Doncaster England7
5East Riding of Yorkshire England5
6Antrim and Newtownabbey Northern Ireland5
7Thurrock England4
8York England4
9Sheffield England4
10Telford and Wrekin England4
11Cambridgeshire England3
12Surrey England3
13Worcestershire England3
14Cumbria England3
15Glasgow City Scotland3
167 England9 Scotland5 Wales12 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 44 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
195
Peak month
August
Counties with records
44
Scientific name
Larinioides sclopetarius
Group
Spiders
NBN Atlas records since 2000
76
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Arachnida
Order
Araneae
Family
Araneidae
Genus
Larinioides
Name with authority
Larinioides sclopetarius (Clerck, 1757)
Described
1757

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q751959 · GBIF 2159209