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Species Cyclosa conica

Cone shaped orb weaver? - Cyclosa conica

Orb Weaver - Cyclosa conica - Cyclosa conica

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 Cyclosa (Trashline Orbweavers)

Species conica (Cyclosa conica)

Identification

C. conica can be distinguished from the other species in this genus by the folded paramedian apophysis and one or two ventral macrosetae on coxa 4, and by the posteriorly tapered median septum. (1)

Female

Male

Range

In the west from Alaska south to California.

In the east from Newfoundland south to Virginia.

Life Cycle

Mature from mid-may to summer. Egg sac is round and golden yellow.(1)

Internet References

delta-intkey.com - Illustrations.

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 3 December, 2005 - 11:29am
Additional contributions by Lynette, Jeff Hollenbeck, Chuck Entz
Last updated 29 September, 2009 - 5:33pm

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