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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
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JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Alabama       911  
Alberta     4 132  
Arizona3314911332540262098
Arkansas   2511 534 
British Columbia  12 21414  2
California12174171135487269591610
Colorado    755915111 
Connecticut   22  2    
Delaware       4 2  
Florida420915222014136321619
Georgia 419131044111221
Idaho    4   3   
Illinois    321     
Indiana    56   4  
Kansas  2  362    
Kentucky  1 410514209  
Louisiana  8128754112
Maryland  2191014101344 
Massachusetts5  9  1124  
Michigan   2222221  
Minnesota     21     
Mississippi  7  2  45  
Missouri2 32115711611 
Montana    6  1 4  
Nebraska     3 5 2  
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Nevada  3 1328131211
New Jersey    38141059 3
New Mexico 1111211121110111 
New York        2  1
North Carolina 444952189724
Ohio      112   
Oklahoma55951569237321 
Ontario   174642  4
Oregon 4623141662 
Pennsylvania       1    
Rhode Island    11  1   
Saskatchewan     2      
South Carolina2 12 834142 
South Dakota       2    
Tennessee21 21157410  2
Texas73519141534491511137
Utah   2  87161  
Vermont        11  
Virginia1 5411918216412
Washington 123  110123 4
West Virginia        12  
Wisconsin     13 3   
Wyoming    2  1    

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