Species Araneus corticarius

Classification · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Season · Remarks · See Also · Works Cited

Orb Weaver - Araneus corticarius - female

Epigynum of specimen BG:331162 (scape missing) - Araneus corticarius - 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 Araneus

Species corticarius (Araneus corticarius)

Explanation of Names

Author of the name: Emerton.

Size

Male: 5 mm

Female: 7 mm

Identification

Female:

Male:

Range

Alaska to Nova Scotia, south to northeastern North Dakota, southern Michigan, and Northern Pennsylvania. (1)

Habitat

Swamps and bogs appear to be the principal habitat. (1)

Season

Mature in August.

Remarks

In the female, the scape is sometimes lost. (1)

See Also

Pattern and range are similar to A. washingtoni.

Works Cited

1.	The Orb-weaving Spiders of Canada and Alaska - The Insects and Arachnids of Canada Part 23 By Dondale, C.D., J.H. Redner, P, Paquin and H.W. Levi

Contributed by john and jane balaban on 15 August, 2009 - 10:43am
Additional contributions by Lynette
Last updated 16 September, 2009 - 5:25pm

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