Summary details for Helophora insignis (Blackwall, 1841)

Species Details

Species name: Helophora insignis (Blackwall, 1841)
Taxonomy: Animalia :: Araneae :: Linyphiidae
habitat: shaded woodland floor

Distribution

The species is widely distributed in much of Britain, but with no records for north-west Scotland. It is widespread in western and central Europe.

Habitat and ecology

This spider is usually found in moss, grass and lower vegetation in woodland, seeming to favour damp situations. It is reputed to be found where dog's-mercury grows, and has been swept off this plant in Hertfordshire (pers. obs.). This spider has an orange-brown carapace with a grey abdomen which usually carries thin black chevrons. Adults of both sexes occur in late summer and autumn, with small numbers recorded through the winter, females occasionally until March.

Status

Fairly common, commoner in the north than the south. 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: 1858
Last recorded: 2025
Total records: 2,267
Total visits: 2,217

Conservation status

Helophora insignis

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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