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Arctosa lightfooti
Arctosa lightfooti is a species of spider in the family Lycosidae. It is endemic to South Africa and is commonly known as the Bergvliet Arctosa wolf spider.
From the article Arctosa lightfooti on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The abdomen is black with a yellowish underside, while the dorsal surface is generally paler with a median anterior stripe and three yellow spots on each side, often followed by some transverse yellow bars posteriorly.
Range & habitat
Arctosa lightfooti is known only from the Western Cape province in South Africa, where it has been recorded from several localities throughout the Cape Peninsula at elevations ranging from 9 to 125 m.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 651191.