Length 2 to 2.5 mm. Prosoma yellow-brown to brown, median spot darker, radial stripes and margin black. Legs yellow-brown. Opisthosoma grey.

Microscopic examination of the genitalia is required to confirm this species.

In wet habitats including river flood meadows, shingle beds, riverside vegetation and moss.

Spring-Autumn.

Widespread but rare with a scattered and patchy distribution in Wales, central and northern England.

Uncommon in Leicestershire and Rutland.

https://srs.britishspiders.org.uk/portal.php/p/Summary/s/Collinsia+distincta