Summary for Tenuiphantes flavipes (Araneae)

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National Distribution

 
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Tenuiphantes flavipes Copyright: Aj Cann
Identification difficulty rating: 3
Name: Tenuiphantes flavipes
Authority: (Blackwall, 1854)
Order: Arachnida: Araneae
Family: Linyphiidae
IUCN status: LC

Records: 6655
First Record: 1853
Latest Record: 2024

1992-on hectads: 789
Pre-1992 hectads: 433
Total hectads: 963

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Recorded altitude range
0m to 900m

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Distribution
The species is widely distributed in southern Britain, becoming scattered in the north. It is widespread in western and central Europe as far north as southern Norway.

Habitat and ecology
L. flavipes is predominantly a woodland species occurring in leaf litter and undergrowth. It may also be found in a variety of other situations including grasslands, heaths and marshes, generally at ground level, such as in heather, moss, and grass. Adults are found throughout the year, mainly from spring to mid-summer and autumn.

Status
Common.

Original author of profile: T.J. Thomas

Text based on Harvey, P.R., Nellist, D.R. & Telfer, M.G. (eds) 2002. Provisional atlas of British spiders (Arachnida, Araneae), Volumes 1 & 2. Huntingdon: Biological Records Centre.  References

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Structural Habitat Data (based on 2278 records with structural habitat information)

Habitat Detail and Method (based on 2869 records with habitat detail and method information)

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