Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
Upcoming Events

Photos of insects and people from the 2024 BugGuide gathering in Idaho July 24-27

Moth submissions from National Moth Week 2024

Photos of insects and people from the 2022 BugGuide gathering in New Mexico, July 20-24

Photos of insects and people from the Spring 2021 gathering in Louisiana, April 28-May 2

Photos of insects and people from the 2019 gathering in Louisiana, July 25-27

Photos of insects and people from the 2018 gathering in Virginia, July 27-29


Previous events
TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Orb Weavers (Araneidae) » Eriophora » Eriophora ravilla
Photo#236715
Orb Weaver - Eriophora? - Eriophora ravilla
Copyright © 2008 Nikasha

Orb Weaver - Eriophora? - Eriophora ravilla
Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas, USA
July 25, 2008
The banding on the legs makes me think of Eriophora ravilla, but that stripe on the abdomen makes me wonder. Any ideas?

Images of this individual: tag all
Orb Weaver - Eriophora? - Eriophora ravilla Orb Weaver - Eriophora? - Eriophora ravilla
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by Nikasha on 28 October, 2008 - 5:11pm
Last updated 1 November, 2011 - 10:42am

Moved
Moved from Orb Weavers. We found a new articl by Levi that shows this as one of the patterns of E. ravilla. See info page if you want to read the article.
… Lynette Elliott, 12 October, 2009 - 12:06am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Frass.

Will, I'd like to keep this one. It has a distinct look that will either be a new pattern for Eriophora or may be something we don't have an image of yet.

Also, the pattern on the back matches well with Araneus gemma, however the legs do not. Compare with
… Lynette Elliott, 13 November, 2008 - 8:54am login or register to post comments

Frassed
Moved from ID Request.
… Will Chatfield-Taylor, 12 November, 2008 - 11:34pm login or register to post comments

Not sure
but it does seem to fit that genus. Here are the two choices
Eriophora edax (Blackwall, 1863)
Eriophora ravilla (C. L. Koch, 1844)
and here is a Texas list of spiders.
… Lynette Elliott, 30 October, 2008 - 10:12am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Lynette.
Thanks, Lynette.
… Nikasha, 30 October, 2008 - 10:43am login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2025 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Statement
Site Map
Contact