Leucauge venusta
(Orchard Orb-weaver)

Comments & ID Thoughts

Orchid Spider I think. I found this beautiful creature on my front porch building its web on May 10th, 2017. I am located in the Smokey Mountains of East TN. If anyone has more info on this beauty please let me know.

• Submitted by: 
  
  aprild
• Submitted: Mar 29, 2018
• Photographed: May 10, 2017
• Spider: Leucauge venusta (Orchard Orb-weaver)
• Location: Tellico Plains, Tennessee, United States
• Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
• Found in web?: Yes
• Attributes: Webs