Species Details
- Species name
- Cryphoeca silvicola (C.L. Koch, 1834)
- Taxonomy
- Animalia :: Araneae :: Hahniidae
- shaded woodland floor
Distribution
The species is widespread in western and northern Britain, but is absent from East Anglia and south-east England. It is widespread in north-western and central Europe.Habitat and ecology
This species is commonly found in leaf litter in woodlands where it may be abundant, and also occurs under bark. In addition C. silvicola inhabits higher ground where the spider may be found under stones on the moors. Adults have been recorded throughout the year but mainly in spring and early summer, and in the autumn.Status
Common in northern England and Scotland. Original author of profile: D. Marriott 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.Stats
- First recorded
- 1862
- Last recorded
- 2025
- Total records
- 2,401
- Total visits
- 2,346
Conservation status
Cryphoeca silvicola
| Source | Reporting category | Designation | Date designated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Review of the scarce and threatened spiders (Araneae) of Great Britain: Species Status No. 22 (Sep 2017) | Red listing based on 2001 IUCN guidelines | Least concern | 01/09/2017 |
Photos and media
Spatial distribution - hectad map
Click on one of the date ranges in the key to highlight that particular range. Click anywhere else on the map to go back to all three date ranges.
Thresholds:
Move mouse cursor over dot for info
Rejected records are excluded from this map. Unverified records are included.
Temporal distribution - records by year
Records that span more than one year are not included in this chart.
Temporal distribution - records by week
__