Trabea purcelli
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| Common Trabea wolf spider | |
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| Female | |
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| Juvenile female | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Lycosidae |
| Genus: | Trabea |
| Species: | T. purcelli |
| Binomial name | |
| Trabea purcelli | |
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Trabea purcelli is a species of spider in the family Lycosidae.[2] It is found in Africa and is commonly known as the common Trabea wolf spider.[3]
Trabea purcelli is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Africa.[2]
In South Africa, it was sampled from all provinces at altitudes ranging from 52 to 2985 m.[3]
Habitat and ecology
Description
female
female
juvenile female
Conservation
Trabea purcelli is listed as Least Concern by the South African National Biodiversity Institute due to its wide geographical range. It is protected in more than 10 protected areas.[3]
