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Western Spotted Orbweaver
Neoscona oaxacensis
237 observations
Stripe-tailed Scorpion
Paravaejovis spinigerus
176 observations
Western Black Widow
Latrodectus hesperus
160 observations
Desert Hairy Scorpion
Hadrurus arizonensis
154 observations
Arizona Bark Scorpion
Centruroides sculpturatus
154 observations
Desert Blonde Tarantula
Aphonopelma chalcodes
142 observations
Silver Garden Orbweaver
Argiope argentata
131 observations
Spinybacked Orbweaver
Gasteracantha cancriformis
87 observations
Yellow Garden Spider
Argiope aurantia
58 observations
Brown Widow
Latrodectus geometricus
52 observations
Gray Wall Jumping Spider
Menemerus bivittatus
50 observations
Pantropical Jumping Spider
Plexippus paykulli
46 observations
Giant Crab Spider
Olios giganteus
42 observations
Syspira longipes
Syspira longipes
35 observations
Banded Garden Spider
Argiope trifasciata
32 observations
Phidippus carneus
Phidippus carneus
28 observations
Selenops actophilus
Selenops actophilus
28 observations
Sosippus californicus
Sosippus californicus
28 observations
Dune Scorpion
Smeringurus mesaensis
27 observations
Paraphrynus carolynae
Paraphrynus carolynae
27 observations
Shoreline Wolf Spider
Arctosa littoralis
25 observations
Green Lynx Spider
Peucetia viridans
24 observations
Colonus hesperus
Colonus hesperus
24 observations
Hogna antelucana
Hogna antelucana
22 observations
Carolina Wolf Spider
Hogna carolinensis
21 observations
Tucson Bronze Tarantula
Aphonopelma vorhiesi
18 observations
Homalonychus selenopoides
Homalonychus selenopoides
17 observations
Mastigoproctus vandevenderi
Mastigoproctus vandevenderi
17 observations
North American Cobalt Tarantula
Aphonopelma mooreae
15 observations
Phidippus californicus
Phidippus californicus
14 observations
Tailed Cellar Spider
Crossopriza lyoni
13 observations
Messua limbata
Messua limbata
12 observations
Syspira tigrina
Syspira tigrina
12 observations
Giant Cellar Spider
Artema atlanta
12 observations
Adanson's House Jumper
Hasarius adansoni
12 observations
Leucauge argyra
Leucauge argyra
10 observations
Humped Trashline Orbweaver
Cyclosa turbinata
9 observations
Yellow Devil Scorpion
Paravaejovis confusus
9 observations
Tohono Vinegaroon
Mastigoproctus tohono
9 observations
Southern Black Widow
Latrodectus mactans
8 observations
Golden Jumping Spider
Paraphidippus aurantius
8 observations
Marbled Cellar Spider
Holocnemus pluchei
8 observations
California Flattened Jumping Spider
Platycryptus californicus
7 observations
Paraphidippus fartilis
Paraphidippus fartilis
7 observations
Striped Spitting Spider
Dictis striatipes
7 observations
Desert Red Jumping Spider
Phidippus ardens
6 observations
Rabidosa santrita
Rabidosa santrita
6 observations
Mexican Two-tailed Spider
Neotama mexicana
6 observations
Mecaphesa
Mecaphesa
5 observations
Hirsute Paradise Spider
Habronattus hirsutus
5 observations
Frequently Asked Questions
- The 10 most common arachnids in Sonora are:
- Western Spotted Orbweaver (Neoscona oaxacensis)
- Stripe-tailed Scorpion (Paravaejovis spinigerus)
- Western Black Widow (Latrodectus hesperus)
- Desert Hairy Scorpion (Hadrurus arizonensis)
- Arizona Bark Scorpion (Centruroides sculpturatus)
- Desert Blonde Tarantula (Aphonopelma chalcodes)
- Silver Garden Orbweaver (Argiope argentata)
- Spinybacked Orbweaver (Gasteracantha cancriformis)
- Yellow Garden Spider (Argiope aurantia)
- Brown Widow (Latrodectus geometricus)
- The most observed arachnid in Sonora is Western Spotted Orbweaver (Neoscona oaxacensis), with 237 recorded observations.