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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynes » Orb Weavers (Araneidae) » Acanthepeira » Starbellied Orbweaver (Acanthepeira stellata)
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Spider on Pantleg - Acanthepeira stellata
Copyright © 2003 Peter Hollinger

Spider on Pantleg - Acanthepeira stellata
Sharon, Windsor County, Vermont, USA
August 16, 2003
Sorry for the lousy quality. I'm hoping to get some idea what group this is in. I tried browsing the guide but couldn't find anything similar.
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Contributed by Peter Hollinger on 6 March, 2006 - 10:00pm
Last updated 11 March, 2006 - 6:56am

Yes
See here.
Unfortunately, all the images are grouped under one species, and there are at least two (my personal submissions, which I going to move) and possibly more.
I do not remember the page being like that.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 6 March, 2006 - 10:29pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Guys
Should I move this to Frass?
… Peter Hollinger, 7 March, 2006 - 8:59am login or register to post comments

 
Maybe not
It could be something other than stellata.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 7 March, 2006 - 6:32pm login or register to post comments

 
North American lists has four
Genus Acanthepeira Marx, 1883 [4 species]

Acanthepeira cherokee Levi, 1976
MD, VA, NC, GA, AL, MS, AR, MO, IL, FL, TX

Acanthepeira marion Levi, 1976
PA, KY, IL, MO, LA, MS, AL, GA, FL, SC, NC, TN

Acanthepeira stellata (Walckenaer, 1805)
MB, ON, PQ, ME, NH, VT, MA, RI, CT, NY, NJ, DE, MD, VA, WV, NC, SC, GA, FL, AL, TN, KY, OH, MI, IN, IL, WI, MN, MO, KS, OK, TX, LA, MS, NM, AZ

Acanthepeira venusta (Banks, 1896)
VA, NC, SC, GA, FL

But we don't know how to tell them apart yet. But Vermont may make the decision easy.
… john and jane balaban, 7 March, 2006 - 9:19pm login or register to post comments

 
Good
point.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 8 March, 2006 - 8:16pm login or register to post comments

 
VT
species[state=="VT"] == "Acanthepeira stellata"
.
… Peter Hollinger, 7 March, 2006 - 10:14pm login or register to post comments

orb weaver
probably an orb weaver (Araneidae)

cant really tell from the picture but maybe something in the genus Acanthepeira?
… Omar Fahmy, 6 March, 2006 - 10:04pm login or register to post comments

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