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Unknown grass or wolf spider found in home - Trochosa terricola

Unknown grass or wolf spider found in home - Trochosa terricola
Carver County, Minnesota, USA
March 30, 2020
Size: 25mm w/ legs, ~10mm body
The two front legs are darker brown compared to the rest of the body. There is a singular light stripe on the abdomen that roughly connects to a lighter stripe on the thorax as well. I would love to know the genus or species — I'm having trouble identifying if it is a grass spider or wolf spider, because of the singular light stripe on the abdomen and thorax. I have this spider in a container, and it has not made any significant web, instead just leaving some lighter silk where it walks.

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Moved from Wolf Spiders.

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Moved from ID Request. Looks like a Trochosa, leaning T. terricola.

 
Thanks for the ID!
I think you're right on the genus, but I think it may be T. ruricola, because the stripes are a bit brighter on this specimen that what T. terricola looks like. Thank you for narrowing it down!

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