Eresus facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Eresus |
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| male E. kollari | |
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Eresidae
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Eresus
Walckenaer, 1805
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please see list with 7 common ones |
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The Eresus or Ladybird spider is a type of velvet spider with spots on its back resembling a ladybug.
Species
- Eresus kollari Rossi, 1846 — Europe to Central Asia
- Eresus moravicus Řezáč, 2008 — Austria, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia
- Eresus robustus Franganillo, 1918 — Spain
- Eresus rotundiceps Simon, 1873 — Ukraine, Turkmenistan
- Eresus ruficapillus C. L. Koch, 1846 — Sicily, Croatia
- Eresus sandaliatus (Martini & Goeze, 1778) — Northern Europe
- Eresus walckenaeri Brullé, 1832 — Mediterranean
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