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The spider species Araneus pallidus, commonly known as Pale Cross Orb-weaver, belongs to the genus Araneus, in the family Araneidae. Araneus pallidus spiders have been sighted Taxonomic Hierarchy
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Arachnida
- Order: Araneae
- Suborder: Araneomorphae
- Family: Araneidae
- Genus: Araneus
- Species: Araneus pallidus
Other Common Names
Pale Cross Orb-weaver
Author
(Olivier, 1789)
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Sightings Overview
There have been 4 confirmed sightings of Araneus pallidus (Pale Cross Orb-weaver), with the most recent sighting submitted on November 25, 2019 by Spider ID member semprempe. The detailed statistics below may not utilize the complete dataset of 4 sightings because of certain Araneus pallidus sightings reporting incomplete data.
- Web: 75% of the time, Araneus pallidus spiders are sighted in a spider web (Sample size: 4)
- Sex: 1 female and 0 male.
- Environment: Araneus pallidus has been sighted 4 times outdoors, and 0 times indoors.
- Outdoors: Man-made structure (1). Low foliage (2). High foliage (1).
Location and Range
Araneus pallidus (Pale Cross Orb-weaver) has been sighted in the following countries: Gibraltar, Portugal, Spain.
Seasonality
Araneus pallidus has been primarily sighted during the month of December.
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- October: 1
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- December: 3
Nov 25, 2019
Oct 29, 2010
Albufeira, 
