Species Eustala anastera - Humpbacked Orbweaver

Classification · Size · Identification · Print References · Works Cited

Hump-backed Orb Weaver - Eustala anastera

Hanging Turquoise - Eustala anastera - male

Epigynum, ventral view (BG:310466) - Eustala anastera - female

Adult Female - Eustala anastera - 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 Eustala

Species anastera (Humpbacked Orbweaver)

Size

5-8 mm (female), 4-6 mm (male)

Identification

Anastera has 6 basic patterns.

Here are 3 that match Levi's drawing very well:

epigynum & scape

Print References

Howell, pp. 162-163, fig. 90 (1)

Works Cited

1.	Spiders of the Eastern US, A Photographic Guide By W. Mike Howell and Ronald L. Jenkins

Contributed by john and jane balaban on 22 October, 2005 - 5:55pm
Additional contributions by cotinis, Lynette, Jeff Hollenbeck, Chuck Entz, kschnei
Last updated 11 June, 2011 - 9:07pm

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