Summary details for Cyclosa conica (Pallas, 1772)

Species Details

Species name: Cyclosa conica (Pallas, 1772)
Taxonomy: Animalia :: Araneae :: Araneidae
habitat: arboreal

Distribution

The species is widespread in Britain as far north as central Scotland, but scattered in the west and north. It is widespread in western and central Europe.

Habitat and ecology

The species is found on bushes and trees, often evergreen, in damp or shady situations, preferring dark damp woodland with a good shrub layer (Crocker & Daws 1996). The medium-sized orb web has an extra line of silk across it (the stabilimentum); the spider sits in the centre of the web with legs folded, resembling discarded food. Adults of both sexes are found mainly in early summer, females occasionally into late summer and autumn.

Status

Local. Original author of profile: W.J. Partridge 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: 1872
Last recorded: 2025
Total records: 2,109
Total visits: 2,080

Conservation status

Cyclosa conica

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

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