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Shiny wolf spider

Pardosa moesta Banks, 1892

Status not recordedspiders

The shiny wolf spider (Pardosa moesta) is a species in the family Lycosidae, order Araneae.

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Quick facts about the shiny wolf spider

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the shiny wolf spider live?

Not recorded

Is the shiny wolf 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 shiny wolf spider classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classArachnida
  4. orderAraneae
  5. familyLycosidae
  6. genusPardosa
  7. SpeciesPardosa moesta Banks, 1892

Synonyms Pardosa diffusa

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the shiny wolf spider

Other species in the same genus Pardosa.

Wolf spider

Pardosa nigriceps

LycosidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the shiny wolf spider?

The shiny wolf spider (Pardosa moesta) belongs to the family Lycosidae in the order Araneae.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Shiny wolf spider (Pardosa moesta). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/pardosa-moesta

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“Shiny wolf spider (Pardosa moesta).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/pardosa-moesta.

BibTeX
@misc{pardosa_moesta_2026,
  title = {Shiny wolf spider (Pardosa moesta)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/pardosa-moesta},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}