Florinda coccinea (Hentz, 1850)    
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Arachnida   >   Order Araneae   >   Family Linyphiidae   >   Genus Florinda   

Description:

"The black caudal tubercle is the key. Once you see a bright orange spider in a horizontal web with this feature, it is almost always Florinda coccinea. Ceraticelus or other orange Erigonids don't have this black caudal tubercle" (Marc Milne/BugGuide).

There are 14 records in the project database.

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A Florinda coccinea in Washington Co., Maryland (8/19/2018). Determined by John and Jane Balaban, Chad Heins, and Laura P. via BugGuide. Photo by Jim Moore. (MBP list)

A Florinda coccinea in Howard Co., Maryland (7/12/2015). Photo by Bonnie Ott. (MBP list)

A female Florinda coccinea in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/23/2012). Determined by Lynette Elliott/BugGuide. Photo by Scot Radowski. (MBP list)

A Florinda coccinea in Washington Co., Maryland (8/19/2018). Photo by Jim Moore. (MBP list)

A female Florinda coccinea in Montgomery Co., Maryland (8/23/2012). Determined by Lynette Elliott/BugGuide. Photo by Scot Radowski. (MBP list)

Florinda coccinea in Washington Co., Maryland (9/6/2020). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Florinda coccinea in Washington Co., Maryland (9/19/2008). Determined by Mark Milne/BugGuide. Photo by Bob Cammarata. (MBP list)

A Florinda coccinea in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/1/2019). Photo by Judy Gallagher. (MBP list)

A Florinda coccinea in Baltimore City, Maryland (4/25/2006). Determined by John and Jane Balaban/BugGuide. Photo by Thomas Wilson. (MBP list)

Florinda coccinea in Frederick Co., Maryland (10/22/2017). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Florinda coccinea in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/10/2017). Photo by Jesse Christopherson. (MBP list)


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