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title: "West Coast Laceweaver"
description: "Callobius severus — Insekten & Spinnen. The Pacific Hacklemesh Weaver or The West Coast Lace Weaver (Callobius severus) is a species of spider found in parts of the United States and Canada."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/west-coast-laceweaver
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# West Coast Laceweaver

> Callobius severus — Insekten & Spinnen. The Pacific Hacklemesh Weaver or The West Coast Lace Weaver (Callobius severus) is a species of spider found in parts of the United States and Canada.

- Scientific name: *Callobius severus*
- Category: `insects` (Insekten & Spinnen)
- Habitats: `forest` (Wald), `urban` (Stadt & Garten)
- iNaturalist observations: 2152
- Wikidata: [Q1827942](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1827942)
- iNaturalist taxon: [49549](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/49549)

## Names

- en: West Coast Laceweaver

## Countries with the most observations

US (528), CA (191)

## Summary

The Pacific Hacklemesh Weaver or The West Coast Lace Weaver (Callobius severus) is a species of spider found in parts of the United States and Canada.  Individuals reach roughly 19 mm (3⁄4 in) in size, with males typically appearing smaller than females. Cephalothorax and legs are reddish to dark brown and the abdomen is dark to light grey with fine hairs, often appearing with large, bilaterally mirrored paler spots. Males feature large, extended palps with prominent projections.
It is a nesting woodland species commonly seen in the Pacific Northwest, and one of the most commonly found and widespread spiders in populated…

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

## Photo

![West Coast Laceweaver](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/west-coast-laceweaver/medium.jpg)

Photo: Quillipede · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/230929527

## Machine access

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