Agalenatea redii
(Gorse Orb-weaver)

Featured spider picture The spider species Agalenatea redii, commonly known as Gorse Orb-weaver, belongs to the genus Agalenatea, in the family Araneidae. Agalenatea redii spiders have been sighted 5 times by contributing members. Based on collected data, the geographic range for Agalenatea redii includes 4 countries and 0 states in the United States. Agalenatea redii is most often sighted outdoors, and during the month of April.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Arthropoda
  • Class: Arachnida
  • Order: Araneae
  • Suborder: Araneomorphae
  • Family: Araneidae
  • Genus: Agalenatea
  • Species: Agalenatea redii

Other Common Names

Gorse Orb-weaver

Author

Scopoli, 1763

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Sightings Overview

There have been 5 confirmed sightings of Agalenatea redii (Gorse Orb-weaver), with the most recent sighting submitted on May 2, 2018 by Spider ID member wasfuman. The detailed statistics below may not utilize the complete dataset of 5 sightings because of certain Agalenatea redii sightings reporting incomplete data.

  • Web: 60% of the time, Agalenatea redii spiders are sighted in a spider web (Sample size: 5)
  • Sex: 1 female and 1 male.
  • Environment: Agalenatea redii has been sighted 5 times outdoors, and 0 times indoors.
  • Outdoors: Low foliage (5).

Location and Range

Agalenatea redii (Gorse Orb-weaver) has been sighted in the following countries: France, Greece, Portugal, Spain.

Seasonality

Agalenatea redii has been primarily sighted during the month of April.

  • January:
  • February:
  • March: 1
  • April: 3
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  • November: 1
  • December:

Featured Pictures

Picture of Agalenatea redii (Gorse Orb-weaver) - Dorsal,Webs Enlarge Picture
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  • Submitted Calendar iconMay 2, 2018
  • Photographed Picture iconApr 26, 2018
  • wasfuman
  • Location iconVinassan, Aude department in southern France., France
  • Comment icon3 Comments
Picture of Agalenatea redii (Gorse Orb-weaver) - Dorsal Enlarge Picture
Picture of Agalenatea redii (Gorse Orb-weaver) - Dorsal Enlarge Picture
Picture of Agalenatea redii (Gorse Orb-weaver) - Male - Lateral Enlarge Picture
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  • Submitted Calendar iconDec 22, 2017
  • Photographed Picture iconApr 12, 2017
  • MarcD6
  • Sex icon
    Male
  • Location iconTorà, Lleida, Spain
  • Comment icon2 Comments
Picture of Agalenatea redii (Gorse Orb-weaver) - Female - Dorsal Enlarge Picture
  • Check iconFamily Check iconGenus Check iconSpecies
  • Submitted Calendar iconDec 22, 2017
  • Photographed Picture iconApr 12, 2017
  • MarcD6
  • Sex icon
    Female
  • Location iconTorà, Lleida, Spain
  • Comment icon4 Comments
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