Zora hespera
Corey & Mott, 1991
prowling spider
Zora hespera is a of prowling spider described by Corey and Mott in 1991. It belongs to the Miturgidae, a group of wandering spiders that do not build permanent webs for prey capture. The species is found in North America across the United States and Canada.
Pronunciation
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Distribution
United States and Canada.
Behavior
As a prowling spider, Zora hespera likely exhibits wandering predatory rather than web-building. Members of the Miturgidae are known as wandering spiders that actively hunt for prey.
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Taxonomic Note
NCBI lists the as Zoridae, but this appears to be an outdated classification. Current sources (Catalogue of Life, GBIF, Wikipedia) place this in Miturgidae.
Sources and further reading
- BugGuide
- Wikipedia
- GBIF taxonomy match
- iNaturalist taxon
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Catalogue of Life
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