Summary for Tegenaria silvestris (Araneae)

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Tegenaria silvestris Copyright: Evan Jones
Identification difficulty rating: 3
Name: Tegenaria silvestris
Authority: L.Koch, 1872
Order: Arachnida: Araneae
Family: Agelenidae
IUCN status: LC

Records: 1340
First Record: 1872
Latest Record: 2024

1992-on hectads: 315
Pre-1992 hectads: 164
Total hectads: 404

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Recorded altitude range
2m to 600m

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Distribution
T. silvestris is widespread in central and southern England and Wales, but very scattered further north. The species occurs across the whole of Europe and into the Ukraine and Moldavia, although it is absent from Scandinavia (https://araneae.nmbe.ch/data/1253).

Habitat and ecology
This spider is often associated with woodland (Roberts 1995), where it occurs in damp situations where sheet webs can be constructed, such as low banks and ditches, and in open vegetation along rides. It can also be found in caves, under bark, logs and stones, and sometimes on scrubby waste ground and along railway lines. Occasionally it enters houses. Its small size may sometimes cause it to be disregarded as immature. Adults have been found most of the year, both sexes mainly in spring and early summer, and late summer or autumn.

Status
Local.

Authors of profile: Greg Hitchcock & Geoff Oxford.

References
Roberts, M.J. 1995. Spiders of Britain & Northern Europe. London: HarperCollins.
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 Account last edited by Geoff Oxford at 15:17 on Tue 9th Jan 2024.

Adult Season

Adult Season Data (based on 341 records with adult season information)


Habitats

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Broad Habitat Data (based on 556 records with habitat information)

Broad subhabitat Data (based on 15 records with subhabitat information)

Structural Habitat Data (based on 190 records with structural habitat information)

Habitat Detail and Method (based on 226 records with habitat detail and method information)

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Tegenaria silvestris Gloucs
Tegenaria silvestris Gloucs
Tegenaria silvestris sub adult male
Tegenaria silvestris sub adult male
Adult female T.silvestris 2
Adult female T.silvestris 2
Adult female T.silvestris 1
Adult female T.silvestris 1
Tegenaria silvestris
Tegenaria silvestris
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