Comments & ID Thoughts
genus eustala maybe? small orbweaver, pictured here hiding during the daytime. ventral side of abdomen has a single triangular white spot in the center of a black spot, with a separate black spot at the back of the abdomen roughly where the ventral and dorsal sides meet.
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- Submitted: Apr 1, 2018
- Photographed: Mar 29, 2018
- Spider: Eustala
- Location: Houston, Texas, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Low foliage (shrubs, herbs, garden, excluding flowers)
- Found in web?: Yes
- Attributes: Dorsal
Based on the pattern, very likely Eustala, and the coloration appears to be anastera https://bugguide.net/node/view/1296824/bgimage
https://bugguide.net/node/view/360957/bgimage
It is definitely Eustala, and based on the abdominal shape, probably cepina
Filed to genus.