Bug FAQAllocosa funerea
Allocosa funerea · Order: Araneae · Family: Lycosidae
Males are about 3.5 to 4.9 mm long and females 4 to 5.6 mm long. Records also show it reaching into Canada.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
Males measure roughly 3.5 to 4.9 mm and females 4 to 5.6 mm in total length.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
It is native to the United States, spanning from Texas and Florida up to Kansas, Michigan, and Massachusetts. Data also indicate a broader range that includes Canada.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 35 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Ohio, New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Massachusetts, Virginia, Texas, Illinois.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
More photos
Same family (Lycosidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allocosa_funerea
Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · ITIS · Wikipedia
Text written 2026-10-24 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-24.