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Cupboard spider

Steatoda grossa (C. L. Koch, 1838)

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The cupboard spider (Steatoda grossa) is a species in the family Theridiidae, order Araneae. Recorded adults reach 1 cm in length. Source checklists list it for 3 countries: Argentina, New Zealand and Spain.

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Quick facts about the cupboard spider

Weight
Not recorded
Length
5 mm – 1 cmsrc for Length
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
human_modifiedsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Active
At night (nocturnal)src for Active
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
3 countriessrc for Countries on record

How big is the cupboard spider?

CUPBOARD SPIDER · LENGTH 1 CMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 1 cm, the recorded maximum length of the cupboard spider is about 0.6% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the cupboard spider live?

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

The cupboard spider is listed for 3 countries.

ArgentinaSpainNew Zealand
  • Listed
  • Not listed
small islands are not drawn at this scale

The same countries as a list

  1. Argentina
  2. New Zealand
  3. Spain

Why a country list is not a range map

Listed by: WSC (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the cupboard spider as introduced in 6 countries.

  1. Austria
  2. Belgium
  3. Canada
  4. Germany
  5. South Africa
  6. United States

Also listed for parts of: France (French Southern and Antarctic Lands Terres australes et antarctiques françaises (TAAF)).

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the cupboard spider endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the cupboard spider classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classArachnida
  4. orderAraneae
  5. familyTheridiidae
  6. genusSteatoda
  7. SpeciesSteatoda grossa (C. L. Koch, 1838)

Synonyms Aranea nocturna, Asagena zonata, Eucharia zonata, Lithyphantes grossus, Steatoda fulvo-lunulata, Steatoda grossa obliterata, Steatoda grossa strandi, Steatoda hamatum, Steatoda modesta, Steatoda pulchella, Steatoda punctilineata, Steatoda pusulosa, Steatoda serica, Steatoda versuta, Steatoda versuta, Steatoda versutum, Steatoda zonata, Teutana grossa, Teutana grossa, Teutana grossa obliterata, Teutana modesta, Teutana nitida, Teutana zonata, Theridion coeliferum, Theridion fulvo-lunulatum, Theridion pulchellum, Theridion sericum, Theridion versutum, Theridium coeliferum, Theridium domesticum, Theridium grossa, Theridium grossum, Theridium nicoluccii, Theridium nitidum

Other names and names in other languages (31)
  • Brown house spiderEnglish
  • Dark comb-footed spiderEnglish
  • False black widowEnglish
  • House cobweb spiderEnglish
  • Large cupboard spiderEnglish
  • snovačka domácíCzech
  • Langbenet FedtedderkopDanish
  • Große FettspinneGerman
  • Falsa Viuda Negra DomésticaSpanish
  • isopavukkiFinnish
  • Fausse veuveFrench
  • Stéatode domestiqueFrench
  • כדורית גדולהHebrew
  • nagy faggyúpókHungarian
  • Ragno degli armadiItalian
  • Ragno delle credenzeItalian
  • Ragno domestico grossoItalian
  • Ragno domestico marroneItalian
  • シロホシヒメグモJapanese
  • 별꼬마거미Korean
  • Naminis brėžiusLithuanian
  • Grote steatodaDutch
  • Viúva-grandePortuguese
  • Aranha-das-cavesPortuguese
  • viúva-dos-quintaisPortuguese
  • Стеатода крупнаяRussian
  • Стеатода толстаяRussian
  • snovačka domováSlovak
  • Лажна црна удовицаSerbian
  • Lažna crna udovicaSerbian
  • husvaxspindelSwedish

Catalogue of LifeiNaturalistITISTAXREFWikidata

Relatives of the cupboard spider

Other species in the same genus Steatoda.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the cupboard spider?

An adult cupboard spider measures 5 mm – 1 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Where does the cupboard spider live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the cupboard spider for 3 countries: Argentina, New Zealand and Spain. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

Is the cupboard spider an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the cupboard spider as introduced in 6 countries, including Austria, Belgium, Canada, Germany and South Africa, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the cupboard spider?

The cupboard spider (Steatoda grossa) belongs to the family Theridiidae in the order Araneae.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

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@misc{cupboard_spider_2026,
  title = {Cupboard spider (Steatoda grossa)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/cupboard-spider},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}