Neoscona
(Spotted Orb-weavers)

Picture ID 10094

Comments & ID Thoughts

Neoscona crucifera or N. arabesca? juvenile orb weaver. most of the spiders in the yard around this size appear to be N. arabesca, but this one has the more uniformly tan/sandy coloration of the N. cruciferas i've seen. ventral markings also appear to match that of N. crucifera: two disjointed "L" shaped white spots facing each other

Submitted by:
louis13
Submitted: Apr 20, 2018
Photographed: Apr 20, 2018
Spider: Neoscona (Spotted Orb-weavers)
Location: Houston, Texas, United States
Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
Found in web?: Yes
Attributes: Dorsal, Webs

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ItsyBitsy

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April 21, 2018 3:44 pm

Hi, the front of the abdomen looks washed out so I’m not sure what it really looks like there. Another I’d consider is Neoscona domiciliorum, it tends to have a slightly different longer shape to the abdomen like yours appears to and white on the anterior abdomen. Not enough here to go on though.