The spider is small, ranging in body length between 2.25 and 3.3 millimetres (0.09 and 0.13 in), the female being larger than the male.

It is rusty brown with white hairs and primarily lives around the Eastern Mediterranean from Greece into North Africa and Asia.

It is rusty brown with white hairs and clear orange-brown iridescent scales.

[7] Heliophanillus fulgens can be found in a large distribution that extends from Greece into Central Asia and North Africa, including Iran, Libya, and Turkey.

[2] The spider mainly lives in the area around the Eastern Mediterranean, but has also been identified as far east as Afghanistan.