Other Common Names
Barn Spider (however,
Araneus cavaticus uses the same common name)
Hentz Orbweaver (not "Hentz's Orbweaver" - common names cannot be formed using the possessive form of proper names; see p. 6
here)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Explanation of Names
Neoscona crucifera Lucas 1838
Size
Female 9-20 mm, Male 5-15 mm
Identification
Can usually be distinguished from
Neoscona domiciliorum by rusty red color and the lack of pattern on the abdomen
(1).
Female (the first is a voucher specimen)
Male
Egg Sac
Range
Eastern N. Amer. to CA / Mex.
(1)Season
mostly: Jun-Nov (BG data)
Remarks
N. crucifera & N. domiciliorum build their webs at dusk and then take the webs back down around dawn by eating it. (Kaston 1976)