Mitopus morio
Mitopus morio
Description
Length: Male 4-6 mm, Female 4-8.5 mm. The female of the species of harvestman is usually larger than the male and has a dark brown saddle on a pale background; in the male the saddle is blacker.
Identification difficulty
Habitat
Found mainly on low vegetation.
When to see it
Summer and autumn.
UK Status
Very common and widespread in Britain.
VC55 Status
Common in Leicestershire and Rutland.
Further Information
5772 British records - last record 2014
Graham Calow
Jubilee Walk, Leire
27 September 2013
male - specimen examined
Graham Calow
Jubilee Walk, Leire
16 September 2014
female - specimen examined
David Nicholls
Martinshaw Wood
09 September 2011
female
David Nicholls
Martinshaw Wood
20 August 2009
male
Kate Nightingale
Priors Coppice
27 July 2014
David Nicholls
Martinshaw Wood
09 September 2011
male
Alan Semper
Harby garden
14 August 2012
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