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Species Neoscona pratensis

Orb Weaver - Neoscona pratensis - female

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ID Request -- Neoscona (pratensis)? - Neoscona pratensis

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Chelicerata (Chelicerates)

Class Arachnida (Arachnids)

Order Araneae (Spiders)

Infraorder Araneomorphae (True Spiders)

No Taxon (Entelegynae)

Family Araneidae (Orb Weavers)

Genus Neoscona (Spotted Orbweavers)

Species pratensis (Neoscona pratensis)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

See the World Spider Catalog.

Explanation of Names

Author of the name: Hentz. Year first published: 1847.

Range

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 Elliott, cheins
Last updated 4 February, 2023 - 7:19pm

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