Summary for Agyneta decora (Araneae)

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Agyneta decora male Copyright: Tylan Berry

Identification difficulty rating: 4

Name: Agyneta decora

Authority: (O.P.-Cambridge, 1871)

Order: Arachnida: Araneae

Family: Linyphiidae

IUCN status: LC

Records: 1786

First Record: 1900

Latest Record: 2024

1992-on hectads: 274

Pre-1992 hectads: 222

Total hectads: 451

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Recorded altitude range
0m to 900m

Species text

Distribution
A. decora has a patchy but widespread Distribution: in Britain. It is widespread in northern Europe.

Habitat and ecology
A. decora is found in similar situations to A. subtilis and A. conigera. Adults of both sexes are found from spring to late summer, with a peak in July.

Status
The spider is probably commonest in the north and in upland habitats and is usually infrequent in the south.

Original author of profile: D.R. Nellist

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