Steatoda grossa: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the steatoda grossa lives – recorded in 28 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Steatoda grossa
Group	Spiders, scorpions & other arachnids
Found in	28 countries
Continents	Europe, North America, Oceania, South America
Class	Arachnid
Order	Araneida
Family	Theridiidae

Where does the steatoda grossa live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the steatoda grossa in 28 countries and territories across Europe, North America, Oceania and South America. In Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, France, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

France (introduced)
Portugal (introduced)
United States
United Kingdom (introduced)
Argentina
Canada (introduced)
Sweden (introduced)
Australia
New Zealand
Spain
Germany (introduced)
Russia
Hungary
Italy
Chile
Uruguay
Belgium (introduced)
Netherlands (introduced)
Denmark (introduced)
Ukraine
Austria (introduced)
Mexico
Poland
Switzerland
Ireland
Brazil
Bulgaria
Czech Republic (introduced)

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 steatoda grossa?

The steatoda grossa (Steatoda grossa) is an arachnid in the order Araneida and the family Theridiidae, genus Steatoda. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the steatoda grossa

Steatoda grossa, commonly known as the cupboard spider, the dark comb-footed spider, the brown house spider (in Australia), or the false widow or false black widow (though several other species are known by these names), is a common species of spider in the genus Steatoda.

As two of this spider's common names indicate, the spider superficially resembles, and is frequently confused for, the black widow and other venomous spiders in the genus Latrodectus.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Steatoda grossa (revision 1315081927), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q311833 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).