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Description of Lepthyphantes leprosus
Physical Characteristics
Female 2.5 to 6 mm.
Abdomen yellow-brown to reddish brown with black chevrons and numerous small white spots.
Carapace dark reddish brown.
Legs and palps yellow-brown with faint dark annulations.
Male 2.5 to 3.5 mm.
Markings and colours almost identical to the female.
Habitat
Mainly in buildings and houses. Sometimes outside as well.
Distribution
Common in the whole of Europe.
Period
All year.