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Pale Sheetwebber
Euprosthenopsis vuattouxi
Euprosthenopsis vuattouxi is a species of spider in the family Pisauridae. It is found in Africa and is commonly known as the curvy-lined Euprosthenopsis nursery-web spider.
From the article Euprosthenopsis vuattouxi on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
Euprosthenopsis vuattouxi has a distribution across Africa. It is found in the Ivory Coast and South Africa. In South Africa, it has been recorded from seven provinces at altitudes ranging from 1 to 1,478 m above sea level. This species is possibly under-collected and is suspected to occur in countries between Ivory Coast and South Africa.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
What it does
Sheet-web pisaurids construct their webs in bushes but occasionally also between large grass tussocks. They construct sheet webs in low vegetation. The species has been sampled from the Grassland, Nama Karoo, and Savanna biomes.
Wikipedia: “Habitat and ecology”
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 665776.