Araneus quadratus
(Four-spot Orb-weaver)

Featured spider picture The spider species Araneus quadratus, commonly known as Four-spot Orb-weaver, belongs to the genus Araneus, in the family Araneidae. Araneus quadratus spiders have been sighted 2 times by contributing members. Based on collected data, the geographic range for Araneus quadratus includes 2 countries and 0 states in the United States. Araneus quadratus is most often sighted outdoors, and during the month of September.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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

Other Common Names

Four-spot Orb-weaver, Four-spotted Orb-weaver

Author

Carl Alexander Clerck, 1757

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Sightings Overview

There have been 2 confirmed sightings of Araneus quadratus (Four-spot Orb-weaver), with the most recent sighting submitted on September 14, 2024 by Spider ID member pl4f. The detailed statistics below may not utilize the complete dataset of 2 sightings because of certain Araneus quadratus sightings reporting incomplete data.

Web: 0% of the time, Araneus quadratus spiders are sighted in a spider web (Sample size: 2)
Sex: 1 female and 0 male.
Environment: Araneus quadratus has been sighted 4 times outdoors, and 0 times indoors.
Outdoors: On flower (1). Low foliage (2). Open field, pasture, grassland (1).