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National Moth Week was July 19-27, and the Summer 2025 gathering in Louisiana, July 19-27

Photos of insects and people from the 2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho July 24-27

Moth submissions from National Moth Week 2024

Photos of insects and people from the 2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico, July 20-24

Photos of insects and people from the Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana, April 28-May 2

Photos of insects and people from the 2019 gathering in Louisiana, July 25-27

Genus Latrodectus - Widow Spiders


The information below is based on images submitted and identified by contributors. Range and date information may be incomplete, overinclusive, or just plain wrong.

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Range map for Widow Spiders
Credits: Generated with MapServer. BugGuide integration kindly provided by Mike Boone.

Hover over black occurrence boxes to see number of images submitted. Log in to make states, months and boxes clickable.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Alabama       911  
Alberta     4 132  
Arizona3314911332540262098
Arkansas   2512 534 
British Columbia  17 21414  2
California13174191135487269611610
Colorado    755815131 
Connecticut   22  2    
Delaware       4 2  
Florida420915222016136321619
Georgia 419141044111221
Idaho    4   3   
Illinois    321     
Indiana    56   4  
Kansas  2  362    
Kentucky  1 410514209  
Louisiana  8128754112
Maryland  2191014101345 
Massachusetts5  9  1124  
Michigan   2222221  
Minnesota     21     
Mississippi  7  2  45  
Missouri2 321151221611 
Montana    6  1 4  
Nebraska     3 5 3  
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Nevada  3 1328131211
New Jersey    38141059 3
New Mexico 1111211121110111 
New York        2  1
North Carolina 444952389724
Ohio      112   
Oklahoma55951569237321 
Ontario   174642  4
Oregon 4623141662 
Pennsylvania     1 11   
Rhode Island    11  1   
Saskatchewan     2      
South Carolina2 12 834142 
South Dakota       2    
Tennessee21 21167510  2
Texas86819151535491511157
Utah   2  87168  
Vermont        11  
Virginia1 5411918216412
Washington 123  110123 4
West Virginia        12  
Wisconsin     13 3   
Wyoming    2  1    

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