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title: "Banded Harvestman"
description: "Leiobunum vittatum — Insekten & Spinnen. Leiobunum vittatum, commonly known as the eastern harvestman, is a species of harvestman in the family Sclerosomatidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/banded-harvestman
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Banded Harvestman

> Leiobunum vittatum — Insekten & Spinnen. Leiobunum vittatum, commonly known as the eastern harvestman, is a species of harvestman in the family Sclerosomatidae.

- Scientific name: *Leiobunum vittatum*
- Category: `insects` (Insekten & Spinnen)
- Habitats: `forest` (Wald)
- iNaturalist observations: 42642
- Wikidata: [Q4336410](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4336410)
- iNaturalist taxon: [121465](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/121465)

## Names

- en: Banded Harvestman
- fr: Opilion à bandes

## Countries with the most observations

US (9195), CA (1634)

## Summary

Leiobunum vittatum, commonly known as the eastern harvestman, is a species of harvestman in the family Sclerosomatidae. It is native to North America and belongs to the Leiobunum vittatum species group.
The species has been studied in research on defensive chemistry, locomotor biomechanics, phylogenetics, and mating behavior.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leiobunum_vittatum

## Photo

![Banded Harvestman](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/banded-harvestman/medium.jpg)

Photo: Glenn Berry · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/55417468

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/banded-harvestman?lang=de` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).