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

Species Neoscona crucifera

Classification · Other Common Names · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Remarks · See Also · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
Large Spider - Neoscona crucifera UID SPIDER - Neoscona crucifera Orbweaver - Neoscona crucifera Orb weaver--Neoscona? - Neoscona crucifera - female Hentz's Orbweaver (Neoscona crucifera) - Neoscona crucifera Neoscona crucifera - female Copulation Orb Weaver - Neoscona crucifera - female Male and Female Neoscona crucifera - Neoscona crucifera - male - female
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 crucifera (Neoscona crucifera)
Other Common Names
Barn Spider
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
1971 it was "Neoscona hentzii"
1977 it was "Neoscona hentzi"
1986 it became "Neoscona crucifera"
Explanation of Names
Author of the name: Lucas. Year first published: 1838.
Size
9-20 mm (female), 5-15 mm (male)
Identification
Can usually be distinguished from Neoscona domiciliorum by rusty red color and the lack of pattern on the abdomen (1).

Female


Male
Range
Southern/eastern (?) Canada, eastern and southern United States, west to Rocky Mountains, southward into Mexico (1).

crucifera - AL, AR, AZ, CT, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, WI, WV
Remarks
N. crucifera & N. domiciliorum build thier webs at dusk and then take the webs back down around dawn. (Kaston 1976).
See Also
Neoscona domiciliorum - Spotted Orbweaver
Eriophora ravilla
Print References
Howell and Jenkins, pp. 192-193, fig. 112 (1)
Internet References
University of Florida: N. crucifera vs. domiciliorum
Works Cited
1.Spiders of the Eastern US, A Photographic Guide
By W. Mike Howell and Ronald L. Jenkins
Contributed by tom murray on 13 August, 2005 - 9:55pm
Additional contributions by cotinis, Lynette, Chris Wirth, Jeff Hollenbeck, Chuck Entz
Last updated 13 December, 2011 - 2:39pm

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