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Raft spider

Dolomedes fimbriatus

181Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
10Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan1
Feb1
Mar3
Apr11
May12
Jun28
Jul49
Aug31
Sep12
Oct5
Nov3
Dec0

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Worcestershire England48
2Highland Scotland46
3Dorset England24
4Surrey England10
5Somerset England8
6Wrexham Wales6
7Gwynedd Wales4
8Ceredigion Wales3
9Cumbria England2
10Trafford England1
96 England46 Scotland38 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 10 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
181
Peak month
July
Counties with records
10
Scientific name
Dolomedes fimbriatus
Group
Spiders
NBN Atlas records since 2000
118
Conservation designations
Rare and scarce species, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Arachnida
Order
Araneae
Family
Pisauridae
Genus
Dolomedes
Name with authority
Dolomedes fimbriatus (Clerck, 1757)
Described
1757

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q847066 · GBIF 2150955