Argiope argentata
(Silver Garden Spider)

Featured spider picture The spider species Argiope argentata, commonly known as Silver Garden Spider, belongs to the genus Argiope, in the family Araneidae. Argiope argentata spiders have been sighted 44 times by contributing members. Based on collected data, the geographic range for Argiope argentata includes 10 countries and 4 states in the United States. Argiope argentata is most often sighted outdoors, and during the month of May.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Suborder: Araneomorphae
Family: Araneidae
Genus: Argiope
Species: Argiope argentata

Common Name (AAS)

Silver Garden Spider

Other Common Names

Silver Argiope

Author

(Fabricius, 1775)

Primary Colors

Sightings Overview

There have been 44 confirmed sightings of Argiope argentata (Silver Garden Spider), with the most recent sighting submitted on April 19, 2025 by Spider ID member maxx1322. The detailed statistics below may not utilize the complete dataset of 44 sightings because of certain Argiope argentata sightings reporting incomplete data.

Web: 68% of the time, Argiope argentata spiders are sighted in a spider web (Sample size: 44)
Sex: 5 female and 0 male.
Environment: Argiope argentata has been sighted 48 times outdoors, and 5 times indoors.
Outdoors: Man-made structure (19). On flower (2). Low foliage (18). High foliage (1). Ground layer (1). Saltwater (1). Open field, pasture, grassland (3). Desert area (3).

Location and Range

Argiope argentata (Silver Garden Spider) has been sighted in the following countries: Argentina, Bahamas, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Puerto Rico, United States, Uruguay.

Argiope argentata has also been sighted in the following states: California, Florida, Louisiana, Texas.