White Micrathena (Micrathena mitrata)
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SpidersIn Butler County, Ohio

White Micrathena

Micrathena mitrata (Hentz, 1850)

White Micrathena in all of Ohio
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Araneae
Family
Araneidae
Near Butler County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 1 of Ohio's 88 counties. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (49)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (36)
  • Recorded, season not shown (2)
  • Season shown (1)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table
Counties as a table
White Micrathena by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecords
Adams CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Allen CountyNo qualifying records yet
Ashland CountyNo qualifying records yet
Ashtabula CountyNo qualifying records yet
Athens CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Auglaize CountyNo qualifying records yet
Belmont CountyNo qualifying records yet
Brown CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Butler County34 · Recorded, season not shown
Carroll CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Champaign CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clark CountyNo qualifying records yet
Clermont CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clinton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Columbiana CountyNo qualifying records yet
Coshocton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Crawford CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Cuyahoga CountyNo qualifying records yet
Darke CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Defiance CountyNo qualifying records yet
Delaware CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Erie CountyNo qualifying records yet
Fairfield CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fayette CountyNo qualifying records yet
Franklin County25 · Recorded, season not shown
Fulton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Gallia CountyNo qualifying records yet
Geauga CountyNo qualifying records yet
Greene CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Guernsey CountyNo qualifying records yet
Hamilton County25 · Season shown
Hancock CountyNo qualifying records yet
Hardin CountyNo qualifying records yet
Harrison CountyNo qualifying records yet
Henry CountyNo qualifying records yet
Highland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hocking CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Holmes CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Huron CountyNo qualifying records yet
Jackson CountyNo qualifying records yet
Jefferson CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lake CountyNo qualifying records yet
Lawrence CountyNo qualifying records yet
Licking CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Logan CountyNo qualifying records yet
Lorain CountyNo qualifying records yet
Lucas CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Madison CountyNo qualifying records yet
Mahoning CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Marion CountyNo qualifying records yet
Medina CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Meigs CountyNo qualifying records yet
Mercer CountyNo qualifying records yet
Miami CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Monroe CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Montgomery CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Morgan CountyNo qualifying records yet
Morrow CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Muskingum CountyNo qualifying records yet
Noble CountyNo qualifying records yet
Ottawa CountyNo qualifying records yet
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yet
Perry CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pickaway CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pike CountyNo qualifying records yet
Portage CountyNo qualifying records yet
Preble CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Putnam CountyNo qualifying records yet
Richland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ross CountyNo qualifying records yet
Sandusky CountyNo qualifying records yet
Scioto CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Seneca CountyNo qualifying records yet
Shelby CountyNo qualifying records yet
Stark CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Summit CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Trumbull CountyNo qualifying records yet
Tuscarawas CountyNo qualifying records yet
Union CountyNo qualifying records yet
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yet
Vinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Warren CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Washington CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wayne CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Williams CountyNo qualifying records yet
Wood CountyNo qualifying records yet
Wyandot CountyNo qualifying records yet

No mapped range from the range source used, the USGS Gap Analysis Project, which maps land vertebrates only.

Season

When it is recorded

In Butler County

Not enough evidence

Most records come from a single year, so a season is not shown yet. Based on 34 records in 5 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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Recording in Butler County · records of all species each week, 32,485 in all

Records per week from 34 records in 5 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of White Micrathena in Butler County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of White MicrathenaYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–100059
Jan 11–1700104
Jan 18–2400111
Jan 25–310054
Feb 1–70062
Feb 8–140059
Feb 15–210070
Feb 22–2800117
Mar 1–700221
Mar 8–1400224
Mar 15–2100250
Mar 22–2800250
Mar 29 – Apr 400464
Apr 5–1100681
Apr 12–1800911
Apr 19–25001,134
Apr 26 – May 2001,163
May 3–9001,117
May 10–1600724
May 17–2300681
May 24–3000518
May 31 – Jun 600531
Jun 7–1300605
Jun 14–2000566
Jun 21–2700545
Jun 28 – Jul 400622
Jul 5–1100580
Jul 12–1800658
Jul 19–2500618
Jul 26 – Aug 100664
Aug 2–811710
Aug 9–1521555
Aug 16–2243856
Aug 23–29321,185
Aug 30 – Sep 5632,105
Sep 6–12422,341
Sep 13–19221,284
Sep 20–26331,693
Sep 27 – Oct 3211,744
Oct 4–10221,330
Oct 11–17001,154
Oct 18–2451745
Oct 25–3100955
Nov 1–700261
Nov 8–1400265
Nov 15–2100197
Nov 22–2800187
Nov 29 – Dec 500103
Dec 6–1200173
Dec 13–190084
Dec 20–260089
Dec 27 – Jan 200106

In Ohio

Late July to mid-October, middle week Sep 6–12

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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 274 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.

Recorded on 197 dates. Latest record: October 2025.

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Records of White Micrathena in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of White MicrathenaYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10006,211
Jan 11–17005,146
Jan 18–24004,645
Jan 25–31004,698
Feb 1–7006,023
Feb 8–14005,888
Feb 15–21005,436
Feb 22–28006,846
Mar 1–7008,321
Mar 8–140010,384
Mar 15–210012,620
Mar 22–280013,949
Mar 29 – Apr 40019,661
Apr 5–110026,860
Apr 12–180039,925
Apr 19–250041,623
Apr 26 – May 20056,391
May 3–90052,952
May 10–161153,785
May 17–230057,698
May 24–300054,651
May 31 – Jun 60053,099
Jun 7–130053,700
Jun 14–200056,625
Jun 21–270055,361
Jun 28 – Jul 40058,477
Jul 5–111161,336
Jul 12–181164,722
Jul 19–254369,753
Jul 26 – Aug 110459,416
Aug 2–810459,712
Aug 9–1520755,994
Aug 16–2216754,328
Aug 23–2915451,772
Aug 30 – Sep 532757,167
Sep 6–1237959,075
Sep 13–1937754,543
Sep 20–2624745,860
Sep 27 – Oct 317643,180
Oct 4–1022737,841
Oct 11–1710630,824
Oct 18–2410421,156
Oct 25–314219,021
Nov 1–72214,172
Nov 8–140012,621
Nov 15–21007,965
Nov 22–28118,136
Nov 29 – Dec 5006,083
Dec 6–12006,004
Dec 13–19005,423
Dec 20–26005,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2008,459

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Relatives

In the same genus

Other Micrathena recorded in Butler County

Identification

How to identify it

Often confused with

  • Spined Micrathena Micrathena gracilis48 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Arrowhead Orbweaver Verrucosa arenata11 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

Months not reported

  1. Jan: no record
  2. Feb: no record
  3. Mar: no record
  4. Apr: no record
  5. May: recorded
  6. Jun: no record
  7. Jul: recorded
  8. Aug: recorded
  9. Sep: recorded
  10. Oct: recorded
  11. Nov: recorded
  12. Dec: no record

Not reported in Ohio in June and December to April, 2016 to 2025.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Forest75%31%
Developed21%49%
Farmland2%11%
Grassland and shrub0.7%0.9%
Wetland0.7%5%

From 137 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
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Records behind the Ohio result

274 records from 2 datasets.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.