Araneus marmoreus
(Marbled Orb-weaver)

Featured spider picture The spider species Araneus marmoreus, commonly known as Marbled Orb-weaver, belongs to the genus Araneus, in the family Araneidae. Araneus marmoreus spiders have been sighted 125 times by contributing members. Based on collected data, the geographic range for Araneus marmoreus includes 4 countries and 25 states in the United States. Araneus marmoreus is most often sighted outdoors, and during the month of October.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Suborder: Araneomorphae
Family: Araneidae
Genus: Araneus
Species: Araneus marmoreus

Common Name (AAS)

Marbled Orb-weaver

Other Common Names

Pumpkin Spider

Author

Carl Alexander Clerck, 1757

Primary Colors

Sightings Overview

There have been 125 confirmed sightings of Araneus marmoreus (Marbled Orb-weaver), with the most recent sighting submitted on January 3, 2025 by Spider ID member highvoltage. The detailed statistics below may not utilize the complete dataset of 125 sightings because of certain Araneus marmoreus sightings reporting incomplete data.

Web: 47% of the time, Araneus marmoreus spiders are sighted in a spider web (Sample size: 125)
Sex: 16 female and 2 male.
Environment: Araneus marmoreus has been sighted 141 times outdoors, and 5 times indoors.
Outdoors: Man-made structure (75). Low foliage (7). High foliage (14). Ground layer (25). Freshwater river, lake, stream (3). Open field, pasture, grassland (2). Forest (15).

Location and Range

Araneus marmoreus (Marbled Orb-weaver) has been sighted in the following countries: Canada, Hungary, Italy, United States.

Araneus marmoreus has also been sighted in the following states: Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin.