Leucauge venusta
(Orchard Orb-weaver)

Picture ID 207179

Submitted by:
dantecangemi
Submitted: Jun 3, 2026
Photographed: May 31, 2026
Spider: Leucauge venusta (Orchard Orb-weaver)
Location: Port Jefferson, New York, United States
Spotted Outdoors: High foliage (includes trees and tree trunks)
Found in web?: Yes
Attributes: Ventral

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BugmanDan

June 3, 2026 2:58 pm

Looks to be a Joro spider, one of our gold silk orb weavers.

TangledWeb

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Reply to BugmanDan

June 5, 2026 1:44 am

Leucauge venusta can have these ventral markings.

BugmanDan

Reply to TangledWeb

June 6, 2026 1:30 am

That may be it. Easy to overlook working from memory.

TangledWeb

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Reply to BugmanDan

June 7, 2026 1:40 am

My memory is a mess right now. My standard answer to questions currently is, ” I don’t know.”
I’m trying to teach my father compensation techniques, he’s doing very well with them. My own memory compensation for this spider is ” L. Venusta has a smiley face in her Venus’s mirror.