Parasteatoda tepidariorum (C.L. Koch, 1841)

Common House Spider

Synonyms: Achaearanea tepidariorum

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Animal

Sublevel 1: Non-chordate Invertebrate

Sublevel 2: Invertebrate with bilateral symmetry

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Phylum: Arthropoda

Class: Arachnida

Order: Araneae

Family: Theridiidae

Genus: Parasteatoda

Species: Parasteatoda tepidariorum

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Introduced

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations: None

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Heterotroph

HABITAT

PHOTOS OF Parasteatoda tepidariorum