Alopecosa pulverulenta (Clerck, 1757)
A regularly seen wolf spider, common on dry heathland areas. The markings are variable in colouration and petterning to some degree. These adults/sub-adults were found on Budby South Forest in September and early October 2009 and in April 2010. Common at Warsop Main Pit Top.
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Adult male Alopecosa pulverulenta, photographed at Warsop Main Pit Top April 2010.
 
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Sub-adult male Alopecosa pulverulenta , photographed at Budby South Forest September 2009.
 
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Nottinghamshire (VC56) distribution of Alopecosa pulverulenta
 
 
 
 
The records for the Nottinghamshire distribution map are currently provided by the following contributors - Trevor and Dilys Pendleton. Bob Merritt. Trevor and Dilys Pendleton (Sherwood Forest Invertebrate Directory 2014). Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust. David Shaw.

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Updated January 2024

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