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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Orb Weavers (Araneidae) » Spotted Orbweavers (Neoscona) » Arabesque Orbweaver (Neoscona arabesca)
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Spider 23 - Neoscona arabesca
Copyright © 2012 J. Anderson

Spider 23 - Neoscona arabesca
Black Mountain, Buncombe County, North Carolina, USA
June 15, 2012
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Contributed by J. Anderson on 1 November, 2012 - 10:22am
Last updated 2 November, 2012 - 8:31am

Moved to N. arabesca
Moved from Spiders. Although they can both look similar, especially when they are immature... I've taken to separating them by hair color on the legs when I can't separate them by dorsal pattern or range. I've found that N. arabesca tends to have black hair on the legs while N. crucifera tends to have white hairs on the legs.
… Lynette Elliott, 2 November, 2012 - 8:31am login or register to post comments

We would have suggested
N. arabesca, but Lynette will likely figure it out.
… john and jane balaban, 1 November, 2012 - 12:38pm login or register to post comments

Spotted Orb Weaver (Neoscona)
One of the Neoscona species, probably N. crucifera but I'm not certain. Let's see what the others think.
… Laura P., 1 November, 2012 - 10:56am login or register to post comments

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