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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Orb Weavers (Araneidae) » Spotted Orbweavers (Neoscona)
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what spider is this？ - Neoscona
Copyright © 2011 Li

what spider is this？ - Neoscona
Bowling Green, Warren County, Kentucky, USA
September 24, 2011
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Contributed by Li on 28 December, 2011 - 8:11pm
Last updated 1 January, 2012 - 1:13pm

Moved
Moved from Spiders. It certainly looks like a Neoscona male. I'd guess N. crucifera though it doesn't have the black edges on the carapace I'm used to seeing. I guess it might be N. domiciliorum since I'm not very familiar with males of that species. I'll leave it at genus level for now.
… Lynette Elliott, 1 January, 2012 - 1:13pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from True Spiders.
… john and jane balaban, 31 December, 2011 - 7:27pm login or register to post comments

Looks like a male orb weaver
in the genus Neoscona, but Lynette may have more insight since she has studied at these male Araneids
… john and jane balaban, 28 December, 2011 - 8:40pm login or register to post comments

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