Eresus cf. moravicus 'yellow' (yellow-faced ladybird spider) 0.125” OOS Recently molted specimens frequently display

Recently molted specimens frequently display a pronounced bluish cast across the legs

while adults typically establish a permanent retreat that they may reinforce with silk and substrate over time

spending much of its time concealed within this retreat

which has yellow coloration on the prosoma and chelicerae rather than the orange coloration normally seen in that species

a large species believed to have originated in the Mediterranean region

Eresus cf. moravicus 'yellow' (yellow-faced ladybird spider) 0.125” OOS Recently molted specimens frequently displayThese specimens are most commonly labeled Eresus sp. 'balcanicus' in the hobby; however, they are most likely a locality variant of Eresus moravicus, known from the Balkans, which has yellow coloration on the prosoma and chelicerae rather than the orange coloration normally seen in that species.