Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Cobweb Spiders (Theridiidae) » Widow Spiders (Latrodectus) » Western Black Widow (Latrodectus hesperus)
Photo#1279380
Unknown Spider - Latrodectus hesperus
Copyright © 2016 Clifford Powell

Unknown Spider - Latrodectus hesperus
Roswell, Chaves County, New Mexico, USA
August 21, 2016
A type of Black Widow perhaps?

Would appreciate an ID.
TIA
Cliff - - -
Contributed by Clifford Powell on 21 August, 2016 - 3:15pm
Last updated 17 September, 2016 - 10:00am

Moved
Moved from Widow Spiders.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 17 September, 2016 - 10:00am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Kyhl Austin, 1 September, 2016 - 11:39pm

 
Curious
as to why you moved image to genus page when the spider was IDed to species?
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 17 September, 2016 - 9:47am

Yes
a western widow, L. hesperus.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 21 August, 2016 - 4:23pm

 
Spider
Thank you - - -
… Clifford Powell, 21 August, 2016 - 4:45pm

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2024 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo