Wetland Giant Wolf Spider (Tigrosa helluo)
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SpidersIn Lorain County, Ohio

Wetland Giant Wolf Spider

Tigrosa helluo (Walckenaer, 1837)

Wetland Giant Wolf Spider in all of Ohio
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Araneae
Family
Lycosidae
Genus
Tigrosa
Near Lorain County

Range

Where it is recorded

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

  • No result yet (12)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (62)
  • Recorded, season not shown (13)
  • Season shown (1)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table
Counties as a table
Wetland Giant Wolf Spider by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecords
Adams CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Allen CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashtabula CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Athens CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Auglaize CountyNo qualifying records yet
Belmont CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Brown CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Butler County80 · Season shown
Carroll CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Champaign CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clark CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clermont County33 · Recorded, season not shown
Clinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Columbiana CountyNo qualifying records yet
Coshocton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Crawford CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Cuyahoga County35 · Recorded, season not shown
Darke CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Defiance CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Delaware County29 · Recorded, season not shown
Erie CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fairfield CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fayette CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Franklin County59 · Recorded, season not shown
Fulton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Gallia CountyNo qualifying records yet
Geauga CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Greene County24 · Recorded, season not shown
Guernsey CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hamilton County86 · Recorded, season not shown
Hancock CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hardin CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Harrison CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Henry CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Highland CountyNo qualifying records yet
Hocking CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Holmes CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Huron CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Jackson CountyNo qualifying records yet
Jefferson CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lake CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lawrence CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Licking CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Logan CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lorain County21 · Recorded, season not shown
Lucas CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Madison CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Mahoning CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Marion CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Medina County37 · Recorded, season not shown
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 County25 · Recorded, season not shown
Morgan CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Morrow CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Muskingum CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Noble CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ottawa CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yet
Perry CountyNo qualifying records yet
Pickaway CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pike CountyNo qualifying records yet
Portage County39 · Recorded, season not shown
Preble CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Putnam CountyNo qualifying records yet
Richland County45 · Recorded, season not shown
Ross CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Sandusky CountyNo qualifying records yet
Scioto CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Seneca CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Shelby CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Stark County33 · Recorded, season not shown
Summit County44 · Recorded, season not shown
Trumbull CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Tuscarawas CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Union CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Van Wert CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
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 CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wood CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wyandot CountyRecorded, too few records for a result

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

Season

When it is recorded

In Lorain County

Not enough evidence

The weeks are still too uncertain to show a season. Based on 21 records in 8 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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Recording in Lorain County · records of all species each week, 26,475 in all

Records per week from 21 records in 8 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 Wetland Giant Wolf Spider in Lorain County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Wetland Giant Wolf SpiderYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–1000193
Jan 11–1700115
Jan 18–240075
Jan 25–310059
Feb 1–700101
Feb 8–140099
Feb 15–210084
Feb 22–280049
Mar 1–700114
Mar 8–1400103
Mar 15–2100258
Mar 22–2800139
Mar 29 – Apr 400228
Apr 5–1111376
Apr 12–1811561
Apr 19–2500560
Apr 26 – May 2001,122
May 3–911824
May 10–1611793
May 17–2300901
May 24–3000886
May 31 – Jun 622771
Jun 7–1311797
Jun 14–20001,124
Jun 21–2700954
Jun 28 – Jul 411770
Jul 5–1100973
Jul 12–1800957
Jul 19–25001,240
Jul 26 – Aug 111912
Aug 2–800907
Aug 9–1521769
Aug 16–2211768
Aug 23–2900788
Aug 30 – Sep 500959
Sep 6–1211907
Sep 13–1911817
Sep 20–2611745
Sep 27 – Oct 311508
Oct 4–1032597
Oct 11–1711343
Oct 18–2400426
Oct 25–3111297
Nov 1–700278
Nov 8–1400210
Nov 15–2100121
Nov 22–2800100
Nov 29 – Dec 500118
Dec 6–120060
Dec 13–1900224
Dec 20–2600187
Dec 27 – Jan 200208

In Ohio

Late March to mid-July, middle week late May, and again mid-August to early November, middle week late September

Recorded in two separate seasons, each shown with its own early, middle and late weeks.

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

Records per week from 1,191 records in 10 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 Wetland Giant Wolf Spider in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Wetland Giant Wolf SpiderYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10006,211
Jan 11–17005,146
Jan 18–24114,645
Jan 25–31004,698
Feb 1–7326,023
Feb 8–14225,888
Feb 15–21005,436
Feb 22–28226,846
Mar 1–7228,321
Mar 8–147510,384
Mar 15–2110712,620
Mar 22–2811513,949
Mar 29 – Apr 413519,661
Apr 5–1119826,860
Apr 12–1825639,925
Apr 19–2535741,623
Apr 26 – May 236856,391
May 3–942852,952
May 10–16381053,785
May 17–2329757,698
May 24–3039954,651
May 31 – Jun 6461053,099
Jun 7–1342853,700
Jun 14–2036856,625
Jun 21–2723755,361
Jun 28 – Jul 426958,477
Jul 5–1122861,336
Jul 12–1816764,722
Jul 19–2521769,753
Jul 26 – Aug 115759,416
Aug 2–813659,712
Aug 9–1514555,994
Aug 16–2221854,328
Aug 23–2939851,772
Aug 30 – Sep 546857,167
Sep 6–1244959,075
Sep 13–1973954,543
Sep 20–2661845,860
Sep 27 – Oct 380943,180
Oct 4–1077937,841
Oct 11–1755830,824
Oct 18–2429921,156
Oct 25–3124719,021
Nov 1–718714,172
Nov 8–1413612,621
Nov 15–21647,965
Nov 22–28228,136
Nov 29 – Dec 5536,083
Dec 6–12326,004
Dec 13–19115,423
Dec 20–26435,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2228,459

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.

Identification

How to identify it

Telling it apart

From what Ohio’s records show. Only what the records support is shown.

Often confused with

  • Woodland Giant Wolf Spider Tigrosa aspersaOften confused in Ohio: 53 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Rabid Wolf Spider Rabidosa rabidaOften confused in Ohio: 21 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • lance wolf spider Schizocosa avidaOften confused in Ohio: 20 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Rustic Wolf Spider Trochosa ruricolaOften confused in Ohio: 17 identifications in Ohio 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.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Developed72%49%
Farmland13%11%
Forest12%31%
Wetland2%5%
Grassland and shrub0.7%0.9%
Open water0.7%3%
Barren0.1%0.6%

From 704 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
  • See it on iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)OpenPhenology is independent and not affiliated with iNaturalist.

Records behind the Ohio result

1,191 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.