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Woodlouse spider

Dysdera crocata

149Records since 2000
AprilPeak month
35Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan1
Feb2
Mar15
Apr33
May30
Jun16
Jul16
Aug13
Sep6
Oct9
Nov0
Dec1

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Cambridgeshire England12
2Gloucestershire England9
3Norfolk England6
4Sefton England6
5Isle of Wight England4
6Swansea Wales4
7Kingston upon Hull, City of England4
8Essex England3
9Devon England3
10Worcestershire England3
11Bristol, City of England3
12Wirral England3
13Kent England2
14Dorset England2
15Somerset England2
128 England2 Scotland13 Wales4 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 35 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
149
Peak month
April
Counties with records
35
Scientific name
Dysdera crocata
Group
Spiders
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Arachnida
Order
Araneae
Family
Dysderidae
Genus
Dysdera
Name with authority
Dysdera crocata C.L.Koch, 1838
Described
1838

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q1150747 · GBIF 2139331