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Dictynidae?
Copyright © 2008 Charley Eiseman

Dictynidae?
Montague Plains Wildlife Management Area, Montague, Massachusetts, USA
May 19, 2008
Size: 2-3 mm
Hiding in an irregular web at the top of a meadowsweet bush. The abdomen pattern reminds me of the Lathys drawing in the Golden Guide, but I don't see that genus on BugGuide.

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Dictynidae? Dictynidae?
Contributed by Charley Eiseman on 20 May, 2008 - 9:23pm
Last updated 3 February, 2009 - 12:45pm

Moved
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… Jeff Hollenbeck, 3 February, 2009 - 12:45pm

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