Eresus walckenaeri

Eresus walckenaeri

''Eresus walckenaerius'' is a species of ladybird spider from the eastern Mediterranean.
Ladybirdspider, Eresus walckenaerius. Came across this beautiful male in Kavaki on the island of Lesvos Greece in April 2018 Eresus walckenaeri,Geotagged,Greece,Ladybird mimic spider,Paraplectana duodecimmaculata,Spring

Appearance

While males are very similar to those of ''Eresus sandaliatus'' or ''Eresus cinnaberinus'' the females are up to 4 cm long. The females often have a red band on their opisthosoma. Adult males can be found from April to June.

Naming

The species name is in honor of Charles Athanase Walckenaer.''Eresus walckenaeri moerens'' C. L. Koch, 1846

Distribution

This species is found on the southern Balkans, in southern Italy, in Turkey and on islands of the Aegean Sea.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassArachnida
OrderAraneae
FamilyEresidae
GenusEresus
SpeciesE. walckenaeri
Photographed in
Greece