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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Orb Weavers (Araneidae) » Spotted Orbweavers (Neoscona) » Western Spotted Orbweaver (Neoscona oaxacensis)
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Spider ID request. - Neoscona oaxacensis - female
Copyright © 2011 Byrain

Spider ID request. - Neoscona oaxacensis - Female
Davis, Yolo County, California, USA
October 24, 2011
Size: approximately 1 - 2.5 cm
The specimen is missing a leg.

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Spider ID request. - Neoscona oaxacensis - female Spider ID request. - Neoscona oaxacensis - female
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Contributed by Byrain on 24 October, 2011 - 9:13pm
Last updated 18 April, 2012 - 1:55am

Thanks for the id
After Neoscona was suggested last night, I thought the pictures on this site for N. oaxacensis were close, but given the variety and being new to spider/insect identification I was unsure.

Is it possible to tell if the specimen is a female or male from my pictures? It hasn't moved far from this web in at least 1-2 weeks and is usually found in the center.
… Byrain, 25 October, 2011 - 1:44pm login or register to post comments

Neoscona oaxacensis
Moved from ID Request. Nice find & shots.
… Lynette Elliott, 25 October, 2011 - 8:53am login or register to post comments

Neoscona, perhaps?


The experts will be able to say for sure.

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… Ken Wolgemuth, 24 October, 2011 - 9:45pm login or register to post comments

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