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Molecular phylogeny of the orb-weaving spider genus Leucauge and the intergeneric relationships of Leucauginae


Species delimitation of the North American orchard-spider Leucauge venusta


On the tetragnathid genera Alcimosphenus, Leucauge, Mecynometa and Opas (Araneae, Tetragnathidae)


Matching comments ranked in order of relevance:

Venusta Orchard Spider (Leucauge venusta) - Leucauge argyrobapta


Here are the synonym data on


Leucauge


Yup, Leucauge


I was thinking genus Leucauge


Leucauge spiderling


The one big difference ...


Nephila clavipes vs. Leucauge venusta


Looks a lot like


Leucauge argyra


We don't know when Plesiometa


looks different, closer to Genus Leucauge


Leucauge mabelae merged


This


Long Jawed Orb Weaver


Leucauge


Tetragnathidae


Leucauge sp?


Leucauge venusta?


Leucauge venusta,


Leucauge "Orchard Orbweaver"


Leucauge argyra, not venusta


Leucauge venusta. Beautiful o


One of the Leucauge spiders..


Moved


Leucauge


Leucauge


Leucauge


Orchard Spider (Leucauge venusta)


Leucauge venusta


Leucauge probably.


Orchard Spider? (Leucauge ve


Venusta Orchard Spider (Leucauge venusta) - Leucauge argyrobapta


Leucauge venusta


Leucauge is the large spider


Leucauge venusta


Leucauge venusta


Mecynogea lemniscata - Basilica Orbweaver


Leucauge venusta


Leucauge venusta, I think (or


Leucauge


Leucauge venusta, the Orchard Orbweaver


Yes - Leucauge argyra (female)…


Leucauge (Tetragnathidae). Th


Leucauge venusta


Wondering if it isn't Leucauge


Moved to Leucauge argyra


Leucauge venusta


Leucauge


This is in fact an orb weaver


Looks like one of the Laucaug


Leucauge venusta


Leucauge venusta


Moved - it does resemble Leucauge venusta...


Yes, Leucauge venusta


Leucauge argyra & recluse


Leucauge argyra ?


Orchard Orbweaver (Leucauge v


leucauge sp.?


Leucauge sp.


Leucauge venusta


Subadult Leucauge venusta, I


Genus Leucauge


maybe Orchard Orbweaver, Leucauge venusta


Leucauge...


Leucauge venusta


maybe a Leucauge


Leucauge venusta


Leucauge?


Not sure of the purpose, but besides the pattern


Common names are always a problem


Yes, Leucauge


May be Orchard Spider (Leucauge venusta)


Looks like Leucauge venusta p


Yes, Leucauge venusta


The orchard spider ID is more fully explained


Probably a


Mabel venusta?


Currently, L. venusta is the only choice...


Leucauge


Leucauge sp.


Wild guess


John and Jane, Thanks,


We would expect Leucauge argyrobapta


I'd suspect


We would suggest to check around Leucauge


Leucauge venusta


Looks to be


Moved


Our first thought is


Moved


If the spider is a Leucauge as I suspect,


I have absolutely no idea


Moved


Moved


Moved


Correct


Moved


Moved


Moved


There are 8 eyes,


Leucauge?


Moved


Hot Rod Spider


Moved


Will you be adding a dorsal shot?


No, this is not any of the Leucauge


If they can be IDed from a ventral


Maybe...


Looks to be


Agree


Looks to be


Looks to be


Moved


Moved


Moved


Moved


That orange ventral spot


Wrong side of the country for Neriene litigiosa


Frassed


A


Frassed


Juvenile Leucauge


Confirm


Leucauge venusta?


I think this is an Orchard Sp


maybe a young


Looks to be


Moved


Take a look at...


Thanks


Looks to be


Agreed


Orchard Orbweaver


looks like a baby


Looks to be


Looks to be


Frassed - Duplicate Image


Leucauge argyrobapta


Looks rather to be


Moved for review


Looks to us to be


Interesting


Looks to be


We would have said


Moved


Moved


Moved


Moved


Moved


Maybe a baby


Re: Leucauge venusta


Frassed


Or Leucauge venusta?


Looks like Leucauge venusta


Thank you!


Moved


Yes,


orchard orbweaver


Looks to be


guess


looks like Leucauge venusta


Check out the baby Leucauge venusta images


orchard orbweaver


orchard orbweaver


Looks to be


Looks to be


orchard orbweaver


orchard orbweaver


Leucauge venusta


Yes, looks like


Looks to be


Coastal Orchard Orbweaver


Red spot


venusta and argyra don't look like each other


orchard orbweaver


.


compare to


Moved


-


orchard orbweaver


orchard orbweaver


We would suggest


-


Those feathery hairs on the back legs


Orchard Orbweaver


Orchard Orb Weaver - Leucauge venusta


Yes,


Orchard Orbweaver


Orchard Orb-Weaver


orchard orbweaver


Looks correct to us


Looks to be


orchard orbweaver


Looks to be


Looks to be


Looks like Leucauge argyra


Moved


Moved


I suspect it's an Orchard Orb


A full dorsal image ...


Do you have any more images you could add?


Mecynogea lemniscata?


Mangora ?


Yes, Leucauge venusta


No mistaking that yellow-orange smile


Spider ID


Orchard Orbweaver


Your first choice, Leucauge


Agreed


Orchard Orbweaver


Leucauge venusta


Orchard Orbweaver


Orchard Orbweaver


Yes,


Leucauge venusta


How about


Orchard Orbweaver


Orchard Orbweaver


Leucauge venusta - Orchard Orbweaver


Yes,


Orchard Orbweaver


Leucauge argyra


Yes, Good call


Orchard Orbweaver


Orchard Orbweaver


We would suggest Leucauge venusta


Orchard Orbweaver


With that fringe of trichobothria on the proximal anterior of


Orchard Orbweaver


Leucauge venusta


Check Leucauge venusta


Orchard Orbweaver


Yes,


Yes


immature Leucauge venusta?


Looks like a young Tetragnathid


Leucauge argyra?


Orchard spider


Yes, Leucauge venusta


Leucauge venusta (Orchard Orbweaver)


one of the Leucauge orb weavers?


Yep


Hmm...


Probably Leucauge


Orchard Orbweaver


Maybe a Leucauge venusta


Yes, in the key for Tetragnathidae


Yes they like to hang upside down


Likely ID


Orchard Orbweaver


May be


Maybe Leucauge venusta


Moved


Looks like a young


Maybe Orchard Orbweaver


Orchard Orbweaver


This looks to us


Orchard Orbweaver


Orchard Orbweaver


Orchard Orbweaver


Orchard Orbweaver


Leucauge venusta, I reckon


Moved


Several ways you could try to identify your species


What is the project?


Not sure if that is the structure


check Leucauge


Orchard Orbweaver


Orchard Orbweaver


Looks like a baby Leucauge venusta


Leucauge venusta eggs Possibly


This looks more like Rhomphaea to us


Orchard Orbweaver


Orchard Orbweaver


Orchard Orbweaver


Orchard Orbweaver


Orchard Orbweaver


Perhaps...


ID


Leucauge venusta


Orchard Orbweaver


Orchard Spider


Tough angle - looks like


Orchard Orbweaver


Check out


Yes,


Orchard Orbweaver


Orchard Orbweaver


Looks like Leucauge venusta


Looks like a male


Orchard Orbweaver


Orchard Orbweaver


Orchard Orbweaver


possible


male


Orchard Orbweaver


New Intermediate Spiderling


This is NOT Nephila.


No mistaking that cutie


long jawed orbweaver?


baby, Leucauge venusta


That sounds right


maybe Leucauge


Leucauge venusta


Leucauge argyra?


Moved


We would suggest Leucauge venusta


Leucauge venusta would be my guess


Orchard Orbweaver


Orchard Orbweaver


Orchard Orbweaver


Orchard Orbweaver


Orchard Orbweaver


Spider


Might be


Orchard Orbweaver


John and Jane- thank you for


Moved


Leucauge venusta?


Orchard Orbweaver


Orchard Orbweaver


Orchard Orbweaver


Orchard Orbweaver


Yes, looks to be


Maybe a


We're thinking this might be Leucauge venusta


Leucauge venusta?


Basilica versus Orchard


Moved


Another possibility


Leucauge argyra possibly


Can't see much, but that orange smile


Orchard Orbweaver


Orchard Orbweaver?


Orchard Orbweaver


Leucauge venusta


Orchard Orbweaver


One of the long-jawed orb wea


Harmless Orchard Orbweaver


Orchard Orbweaver


Orchard Orbweaver


Leucauge from CA


Looks like Leucauge venusta


Moved


Leucauge argyra


...


Looks like


Elegant Spider - Leucauge venusta


I had one of these at our cot


Orchard Orbweaver (Leucauge venusta)


Orchard Orbweaver


Orchard Orbweaver


Orchard Orbweaver


For what it's worth...


Orchard Orb Weaver


Take a look at...


Nice! Male,


Male


Leucauge venusta


Orchard Orbweaver


Orchard Orbweaver


Certainly looks to be Leucauge venusta


No mistaking this beauty


Looks like Leucauge venusta


Orchard Orbweaver


Yes it certainly does look like


Orchard Orbweaver


Looks like the Leucauge venusta


Venusta Orchard Spider - Leucauge venusta


Orchard Orb Weaver


Orchard Orbweaver


Yes,


Orchard OrbWeaver


Nice! Male and female


Orchard Orb Weaver


Orchard Orb Weaver


baby Leucauge venusta


Orchard Orbweaver


Lynette- thank you for vettin


Moved


Moved


Moved


Moved to Leucauge venusta


Orchard Orb Weaver


Orchard Orbweaver


Orchard Orbweaver


Moved


Moved to Leucauge venusta


Orchard Orb Weaver


Moved to Leucauge venusta


Yes


Leucauge venusta?


Moved to Orchard Orbweaver (Leucauge venusta)


Any thought that


Orchard Orbweaver - Leucauge venusta


Orchard Orbweaver - Leucauge venusta


Agree


Orchard Orbweaver


Orchard Orbweaver (Leucauge venusta)


Moved to Leucauge venusta


Some of his roommates


May actually be Tetragnathidae


Orchard Orb Weaver


Completely harmless


Moved to Leucauge venusta, juveniles


Orchard Orbweaver


Leucauge venusta Mating Ritual ?


Orchard Orbweaver


Moved to - Leucauge venusta


spider


Guanine / guanocytes


Flash with Leucauge venusta


Silvery color


Check out


Orchard Orbweaver (Leucauge venusta)


Looks rather to be


Leucauge venusta


Orchard Orbweaver (Leucauge venusta)


Orchard spider, Leucauge venusta


Yes, interesting pattern of sensory hairs there


Looks like


I thought about it, but we're visiting my brother


Leucauge - subadult male


Leucauge venusta?


Moved


Please see the...


Leucauge venusta - Orchard Orbweaver


spider


Moved


Maybe


Check out


Adding picture


orb-weaver


I'm wondering...


Orchard Orbweaver (Leucauge venusta)


OK


Leucauge argyra


Leucauge


spider


Leucauge argyra


Leucauge venusta


Orchard Orbweaver (Leucauge venusta)


Moved


spider


No mistaking this beauty


It looks like it to me!


Looks to be the Orchard Orbweaver


Orchard Orbweaver


Wonder if these could be baby Tetragnathidae


Orchard Orbweaver (Leucauge venusta)


Close. We're thinking this is more likely its cousin,


Leucauge venusta


Leucauge venusta?


Orchard Orbweaver


Orchard Orbweaver (Leucauge venusta)


Looks like


Leucauge argyra


male Leucauge argyra ?


Spiders


Looks like


Wonder if it might be Leucauge venusta


Moved


Orb Weaver


Reminds me of


Not an expert


Orchard Orbweaver


We would suggest spiderling of


I would try


Unusual pattern


Yes,


I would try


That orange smile says


I would try


Orchard Orbweaver - Leucauge venusta


Looks like


orchard orbweaver


Looks to be Leucauge argyra


Orchard Orbweaver (Leucauge venusta)


Spider: Silvery body, with yellow stripes & green translucent le


Orchard Orbweaver.. - Leucauge venusta


Not an expert but...


Leucauge venusta


i think it's an Orchard Orbweaver


Looks like


Yes, good ID work


Yes,


Orchard Orbweaver (Leucauge venusta)


looks like Orchard Orbweaver


Genus Leucauge


Looks like


Yes, and even at that size, easily recognizable


Moved


Moved


We would suggest Leucauge argyra


I second that ID


Leucauge venusta


Not 100% sure...


Looks like


Nice - we would suggest


Moved


We would suggest


I would suggest


Orchard Orbweaver


looks like Orchard Orbweaver - Leucauge venusta


Yes pattern fits


Maybe not expert,


This looks like...


looks like an Orchard Orbweaver


Check out


Yes, we would agree


maybe Orchard Orbweaver, Leucauge venusta


Moved


Moved


Moved


Moved


Moved


looks like an orchard orbweav


Sounds like Leucauge venusta - Orchard Orbweaver


Orchard Orbweaver


Looks like - Leucauge argyra


Please see...


Yes, Leucauge venusta


Orchard Orbweaver (Leucauge venusta)


Jeff Hollenbeck originally decided


Please see...


Yes, good call


Looks like - Leucauge venusta


Moved


Yes, Leucauge


Yes, Leucauge


No problem!


How about...


Uhh...


Probably


Hi Tommy,


I think this is the Orchard Spider


Leucauge venusta - Orchard Orbweaver


Looks like


Yes,


Yes, Leucauge venusta


Looks like


Yes


Yes, looks to be


The color pattern looks like Leucauge to us.


Not an expert but...


Harmless


I think it may be...


The underside


Not a Widow


yes,


Not an expert but...


Yes that spot is a giveaway!


Orchard Spider


We would agree


Moved


Yes, you can tag and move


Not an ID but...


Sharp eye


Leucauge


We would suggest rather


Looks like


Looks like


"Mabel Orchard Spider"


Nice image


Gorgeous shots! I've been se


Close, it's a tetragnathid


Orchard spider.


Venusta Orchard Spider - Leuc


We would say


Orchard spider


Not completely certain from this view


Orchard Orbweaver - Leucauge venusta


maby


No, not just spiders


Probably one of the orchard w


Jeff, are the differences we see


The thing that catches our eye about


Looks like Orchard Orbweaver


What do you think about a


Variable, but yes, still looks like


We would say Leucauge


Wow! Why the new genus, Jeff


Sheetweb Spider


The coloration reminds me of Leucauge


This looks more like


The webs


L. argyra


Most likely.


Venusta Orchard Spider


We tagged and moved this one


Our agreed upon spider reference


The shape and color pattern


Leucauge


Orchard Spider


Yes, I think Leucauge venusta is right


Yes Leucauge


Not sure


Mangora gibberosa


Yeah, "gestalt" looks right.


Luckily, we think the current nomenclature


Yes, L. venusta


Leucauge venusta - Venusta Orchard Spider


Mangora genus? (Orb Weaver)


Good Catch!


We will move this to Mecynogea


Venusta Orchard Spider


Possibly Orchard Spider, but it really depends on the web...


I think youre right


Yeah


another key


Orchard spider.


Orchard Spider


Yes


Orchard Spider


Orchard Spider?


Yep


Interesting Name


Orb weaver


leucauge ?


Odd


Checked Audobon