Species Pardosa moesta

Classification · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Print References · Internet References

Spider on log at beaver pond - Pardosa moesta

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Chelicerata (Chelicerates)

Class Arachnida (Arachnids)

Order Araneae (Spiders)

Infraorder Araneomorphae (True Spiders)

No Taxon (Entelegynae)

Family Lycosidae (Wolf Spiders)

Genus Pardosa (Thin-legged Wolf Spiders)

Species moesta (Pardosa moesta)

Explanation of Names

Banks, 1892

Size

Females 6 mm

Males 5.5 mm

Identification

Female:

epigyne

Male:

Range

Alaska to Newfoundland, south to Utah, Colorado, and Tennesee.

Print References

~ Wolf Spiders, Nurseryweb Spiders and Lynx Spiders of Canada and Alaska, Dondale & Redner, 1990.

Internet References

Life history information from paper by Dr. Buddle in the Journal of Arachnology here.

Contributed by Ken Schneider on 25 June, 2009 - 6:18pm
Additional contributions by Lynette Elliott, jsloan
Last updated 27 May, 2011 - 8:56am

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