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The spider species Araneus cingulatus, commonly known as Red-spotted Orb-weaver, belongs to the genus Araneus, in the family Araneidae. Araneus cingulatus spiders have been sighted Taxonomic Hierarchy
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Arachnida
- Order: Araneae
- Suborder: Araneomorphae
- Family: Araneidae
- Genus: Araneus
- Species: Araneus cingulatus
Other Common Names
Red-spotted Orb-weaver
Author
(Walckenaer, 1841)
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Sightings Overview
There have been 4 confirmed sightings of Araneus cingulatus (Red-spotted Orb-weaver), with the most recent sighting submitted on August 14, 2019 by Spider ID member remmahk. The detailed statistics below may not utilize the complete dataset of 4 sightings because of certain Araneus cingulatus sightings reporting incomplete data.
- Web: 25% of the time, Araneus cingulatus spiders are sighted in a spider web (Sample size: 4)
- Sex: 0 female and 1 male.
- Environment: Araneus cingulatus has been sighted 4 times outdoors, and 0 times indoors.
- Outdoors: Man-made structure (3). Ground layer (1).
Location and Range
Araneus cingulatus (Red-spotted Orb-weaver) has been sighted in the following countries: United States.
Araneus cingulatus has also been sighted in the following states: Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin.
Seasonality
Araneus cingulatus has been primarily sighted during the month of August.
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- June: 1
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- August: 3
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Aug 14, 2019
Aug 6, 2019
Burlington KY, 
