Species Araneus juniperi

Classification · Identification · Internet References

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 juniperi (Araneus juniperi)

Identification

Juniperi differs from bivittatus by having the abdomen subspherical rather than oval, and the bands much less distinct, separated by lighter green rather than white. (1)

Internet References

(1) www.biodiversitylibrary.org - See Bulletin No. 145, Article titled: Small Orbweavers of the Genus Araneus North of Mexico by W. Levi, 1975

Contributed by Jeff Hollenbeck on 20 August, 2006 - 10:30am
Additional contributions by Lynette
Last updated 5 October, 2009 - 9:32am

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