Opilio canestrinii: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the opilio canestrinii lives – recorded in 15 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Opilio canestrinii
Group	Spiders, scorpions & other arachnids
Found in	15 countries
Continents	Europe
Class	Arachnid
Order	Opiliones
Family	Phalangiidae

Where does the opilio canestrinii live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the opilio canestrinii in 15 countries and territories across Europe. In Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, Poland it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

Sweden
Germany (introduced)
United Kingdom
Denmark (introduced)
Norway (introduced)
France
Netherlands
Austria (introduced)
Czech Republic (introduced)
Belgium
Switzerland
Poland (introduced)
Slovakia
Luxembourg (introduced)
Italy

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What kind of animal is the opilio canestrinii?

The opilio canestrinii (Opilio canestrinii) is an arachnid in the order Opiliones and the family Phalangiidae, genus Opilio. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the opilio canestrinii

Opilio canestrinii, commonly called Canestrini's harvestman is a species of harvestman arachnid.

Males reach a body length up to 6 mm, females up to 8 mm. While males are yellowish brown to reddish, females are lighter. Males have dark legs, but yellow coxae and "knees"; the legs of females show alternating light and dark rings. The backs of females sport a dark, saddle-like pattern with a light longitudinal stripe in the middle. Adults can be found from June to December.

Opilio canestrinii probably originates from Italy, but has invaded Central Europe since the late 1970s, and has since almost everywhere replaced the similar O. parietinus. It is most often found on house walls.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Opilio canestrinii (revision 1363151201), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q2580980 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).