Distribution of Loxosceles reclusa

	Georgia

	L. reclusa is not common to Georgia. Approximately 100 brown recluse spiders have been documented in the state’s history. [1]

	Counties where L. reclusa were found (31 out of 159) are shown on the map. The scarcity of specimens and the pattern of the spider’s presence suggests that the northwestern corner of the state falls on the southeastern border of the spider’s native distribution.

Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana

Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana

Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania

Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming


	[1] Vetter, R.S., Hinkle, N.C., and Ames, L.M. 2009. Distribution of the Brown Recluse Spider (Araneae: Sicariidae) in Georgia with Comparison to Poison Center Reports of Envnomations. Journal of Medical Entomology. 46(1):15-20.