Phylloneta pictipes Keyserling, 1884
Phylloneta pictipes: https://marylandbiodiversity.org/species/18239
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Phylloneta pictipes
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Theridiidae
Genus: Phylloneta
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P. pictipes
Binomial name
Phylloneta pictipes
(Keyserling, 1884)

Phylloneta pictipes is a species of cobweb spider in the family Theridiidae. It is found in the United States. [1][2][3][4] There is no common name for this type of spider other than a cobweb spider.[5]

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The phylloneta pictipes builds cobwebs (More details in Spider web).

Look/Color

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The phylloneta pictipes is yellow with interestingly patterned black spots on the abdomen. The cephalothorax is comparatively smaller than the abdomen. The legs look to have either a clear see-through color or a lighter clearer yellow-green color. The legs also have black bands.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Phylloneta pictipes Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. ^ "Phylloneta pictipes". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. ^ "Phylloneta pictipes". NMBE World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  4. ^ "Checklist". Maryland Biodiversity Project. Retrieved 2025-07-19.
  5. ^ "Yellow and Black Spider - Phylloneta pictipes". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2025-07-19.

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