12 Types of Wolf Spiders in Vermont

12 types of wolf spiders have a verified observation record in Vermont. The most frequently recorded are Wetland Giant Wolf Spider, Drumming Sword Wolf Spider and Stone Spider. Here is the full list, ranked by how often each is reported on iNaturalist.

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12 types of wolf spiders have a verified observation record in Vermont. The most frequently recorded are Wetland Giant Wolf Spider, Drumming Sword Wolf Spider and Stone Spider. Here is the full list, ranked by how often each is reported on iNaturalist.

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12 types of wolf spiders recorded in Vermont

12 wolf spider species have a verified observation record in Vermont, each with at least 10 confirmed sightings. The full list, ranked by how often each is recorded, is below.

1 of the 12 shown is recorded as introduced to Vermont rather than native.

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    Wetland Giant Wolf Spider

    Tigrosa helluo

    353 records
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    Drumming Sword Wolf Spider

    Gladicosa gulosa

    194 records
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    Stone Spider

    Pardosa lapidicina

    61 records
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    Rustic Wolf Spider

    Trochosa ruricola

    61 recordsIntroduced
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    Shiny Wolf Spider

    Pardosa moesta

    45 records
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    Dark-legged Pirate Wolf Spider

    Pirata montanus

    44 records
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    Forest Wolf Spider

    Hogna frondicola

    43 records
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    Shore Spider

    Pardosa milvina

    30 records
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    Shoreline Wolf Spider

    Arctosa littoralis

    29 records
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    Ground wolf spider

    Trochosa terricola

    21 records
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    Pirate Otter Spider

    Pirata piraticus

    20 records
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    Trabeops aurantiacus

    Trabeops aurantiacus

    12 records

Plus 13 more recorded only rarely (fewer than 10 verified sightings). Counts from verified iNaturalist observations.

The Wetland Giant Wolf Spider (Tigrosa helluo) is the most commonly recorded, with 353 verified observations, about 39% of all wolf spiders reported in Vermont. If you spot a wolf spider here, it is statistically most likely to be this one.

Vermont also hosts less common wolf spiders such as Stone Spider, Rustic Wolf Spider and Shiny Wolf Spider, each recorded fewer than 100 times. These are the species worth a second look when you are out, since a sighting is more notable.

Not every one of these is originally from here. Rustic Wolf Spider is recorded by iNaturalist as introduced in Vermont rather than native, so it arrived with human help rather than on its own.