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Ostearius melanopygius

54Records since 2000
AugustPeak month
15Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan1
Feb2
Mar5
Apr0
May3
Jun5
Jul3
Aug7
Sep4
Oct2
Nov3
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Worcestershire England15
2Gloucestershire England11
3Isle of Anglesey Wales3
4Antrim and Newtownabbey Northern Ireland3
5Suffolk England2
6Cornwall England2
7Telford and Wrekin England2
8Norfolk England1
9Kent England1
10Essex England1
11Fife Scotland1
12Ceredigion Wales1
13Aberdeen City Scotland1
14Brighton and Hove England1
15Mid and East Antrim Northern Ireland1
42 England2 Scotland5 Wales4 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 15 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
54
Peak month
August
Counties with records
15
Group
Spiders
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Arachnida
Order
Araneae
Family
Linyphiidae
Genus
Ostearius
Name with authority
Ostearius melanopygius (O.Pickard-Cambridge, 1880)
Described
1880

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q1761555 · GBIF 2134305