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Widow? - Latrodectus hesperus
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Widow? - Latrodectus hesperus
San Jose, Santa Clara County, California, USA
October 5, 2016
Contributed by RavenLenore13 on 5 October, 2016 - 7:30pm
Last updated 18 October, 2016 - 10:06am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Laura P., 18 October, 2016 - 10:06am

Latrodectus hesperus
Looks good to me. The only species in you region is the western group.

Species Latrodectus hesperus - Western Black Widow
… Brian Stone, 5 October, 2016 - 8:31pm

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