Hogna aspersa

Hogna aspersa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Family: Lycosidae
Genus: Hogna
Species: H. aspersa
Binomial name
Hogna aspersa
(Hentz, 1844)
Synonyms

Lycosa aspersa
Tarentula inhonesta
Lycosa tigrina
Lycosa vulpina
Lycosa immaculata
Lycosa exitiosa
Lycosa oblonga
Lycosa inhonesta
Hygrolycosa aspersa

Hogna aspersa is a large (up to one inch long) wolf spider that inhabits the mid-Atlantic and Northeast region of the United States.

A different species (Lycosa implacida) was named Lycosa aspersa in 1849 by Nicolet by accident.

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