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title: "Pholque de Simon"
description: "Psilochorus simoni — Insectes et araignées. Psilochorus simoni is a species of cellar spider in the family Pholcidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/fr/animal/wine-cellar-spider
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Pholque de Simon

> Psilochorus simoni — Insectes et araignées. Psilochorus simoni is a species of cellar spider in the family Pholcidae.

- Scientific name: *Psilochorus simoni*
- Category: `insects` (Insectes et araignées)
- Habitats: `urban` (Villes et jardins)
- iNaturalist observations: 415
- Wikidata: [Q2929862](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2929862)
- iNaturalist taxon: [318908](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/318908)

## Names

- en: Wine Cellar Spider
- de: Amerikanische Zitterspinne
- fr: Pholque de Simon
- nl: Kleine trilspin

## Countries with the most observations

FR (74), GB (54), DE (25), DK (16), ES (16), IT (14), NZ (13), AT (7), NL (7), FI (6), PL (6), BE (4)

## Summary

Psilochorus simoni is a species of cellar spider in the family Pholcidae. It is found in the United States, and has been introduced into Europe, Turkey, and New Zealand.

The species gained its name "Wine Cellar Spider" after typically being found in wine cellars. Today, this species happily thrives in garden centres and greenhouses - creating a tidy, dome shaped web.

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

## Photo

![Pholque de Simon](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/wine-cellar-spider/medium.jpg)

Photo: Rob Cotterill · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/373916239

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/wine-cellar-spider?lang=fr` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).