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Daddylongleg spider

Pholcus opilionoides

Classification

Order
Araneae
Family
Pholcidae

Pholcus opilionoides is a species of spider in the family Pholcidae (cellar spiders) found in Europe, Egypt, the Caucasus and possibly Iran. It can be easily confused with Pholcus phalangioides. Description The cephalothorax is spherical, light brown with an irregular darker stripe in the middle.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Germany · 153France · 39Italy · 23Switzerland · 12Spain · 4Luxembourg · 2