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Description of Oecobius maculatus (Common tiny house dweller )
Physical Characteristics
Female 1.5 to 3 mm.
Abdomen light yellow-brown to brown with a dark brown band along the front and a pattern of dark brown and pale spots on top.
Carapace yellow brown to brown with circular arranged dark brown spots on the sides and a dark brown band along the edge.
Legs and palps pale with dark brown annulations.
Male 1.5 to 2 mm.
Markings and colours almost identical to the female.
Habitat
In walls, on the ground between undergrowth and under stones.
Distribution
Occurs in the Mediterranean area. Up to the north as far as Hungary and Switzerland.
Period
Spring and summer.