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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynes  » Orb Weavers (Araneidae) » Spotted Orbweavers (Neoscona) » Neoscona pratensis

Species Neoscona pratensis

Classification · Explanation of Names · Range · See Also
Spider lurking in marsh perennial. - Neoscona pratensis Spider lurking in marsh perennial. - Neoscona pratensis Orb Weaver - Neoscona pratensis - female Orb Weavers - ? - Neoscona pratensis Orb Weavers - ? - Neoscona pratensis Orb Weavers - ? - Neoscona pratensis
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order Araneae (Spiders)
Infraorder Araneomorphae (True Spiders)
No Taxon (Entelegynes )
Family Araneidae (Orb Weavers)
Genus Neoscona (Spotted Orbweavers)
Species pratensis (Neoscona pratensis)
Explanation of Names
Author of the name: Hentz. Year first published: 1847.
Range
pratensis - CT, FL, IL, KS, LA, MA, MI, MN, NC, ND, NY, ON, WI
See Also
The pattern on this spider is similar to Larinia directa.
Contributed by john and jane balaban on 9 September, 2008 - 5:52pm
Additional contributions by Lynette
Last updated 17 September, 2009 - 9:58pm

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