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European Zilla Spider

Zilla diodia

Photo by injica
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Field Notes

Description:

It is a small orb weaver. The females grow from 3.5 - 4.5 mm in size, the males 2.5 - 3.0 mm. Opisthosoma has a light brown-white base pattern. The front body is light brown, dark brown around the eyes.

Habitat:

.It is the only species of the genus, which occurs in Central Europe.

Reference Links:

Zilla diodia – Wikipedia

Species ID Suggestions

European zilla spider

Zilla diodia

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Comments (4)
injica
Thank you Despina for the ID!

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Wildlife of Adriatic Coast

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PublishedApril 28, 2013

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