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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 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 27 confirmed sightings of Argiope argentata (Silver Garden Spider), with the most recent sighting submitted on February 25, 2020 by Spider ID member arachnomaniac. The detailed statistics below may not utilize the complete dataset of 27 sightings because of certain Argiope argentata sightings reporting incomplete data.
- Web: 74% of the time, Argiope argentata spiders are sighted in a spider web (Sample size: 27)
- Sex: 5 female and 0 male.
- Environment: Argiope argentata has been sighted 28 times outdoors, and 4 times indoors.
- Outdoors: Man-made structure (13). On flower (1). Low foliage (10). Saltwater (1). Open field, pasture, grassland (2). Desert area (1).
Location and Range
Argiope argentata (Silver Garden Spider) has been sighted in the following countries: Argentina, Bahamas, Brazil, Colombia, United States, Uruguay.
Argiope argentata has also been sighted in the following states: California, Florida, Texas.
Seasonality
Argiope argentata has been primarily sighted during the month of May.
- January: 2
- February: 4
- March: 4
- April: 5
- May: 7
- June: 1
- July:
- August:
- September:
- October: 3
- November: 1
- December:
Feb 25, 2020
Feb 24, 2020
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