Neoscona oaxacensis
(Western Spotted Orb-weaver)

Picture ID 192288

Submitted by:
cathey
Submitted: Nov 23, 2023
Photographed: Nov 23, 2023
Spider: Neoscona oaxacensis (Western Spotted Orb-weaver)
Location: Huntington Beach, California, United States
Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
Found in web?: No
Attributes:

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Nod

November 23, 2023 4:34 pm

I think it is a western spotted orb weaver
https://spiderid.com/picture/192264/

TakeFive

November 24, 2023 12:37 pm

This looks like an Arabesque orb weaver (Neoscona arabesca).

TangledWeb

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Reply to TakeFive

November 25, 2023 7:44 pm

It’s definitely Neoscona. I’m going with Neoscona Oaxacencis, the Western Spotted because N. arabesca has a brown abdomen. The Western Spotted can be found with a variety of colors for the abdomen. Black seems to be the most common. Both species are in California, so range isn’t a way to tell them apart in this instance.

TakeFive

Reply to TangledWeb

November 29, 2023 10:38 am

Thank you for the correction and information, I always appreciate your knowledge!

TangledWeb

Moderator

Reply to TakeFive

November 30, 2023 9:42 pm

Thanks! and thank you for helping us with IDs too! The site has never been able to keep up with all of the ID requests since it changed over to Worldwide identifications over 5 years ago. We do as many IDs and questions as we can. Don’t worry too much about messing up. 🙂 The former Moderator was very patient with me though I kept making the same mistakes often.