Eriophora

Eriophora is a genus of spiders in the family Araneidae. Eriophora spiders have been sighted 160 times by contributing members. Based on collected data, the geographic range for Eriophora includes 8 countries and 5 states in the United States. Eriophora is most often sighted outdoors, and during the month of April.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Arthropoda
  • Class: Arachnida
  • Order: Araneae
  • Suborder: Araneomorphae
  • Family: Araneidae
  • Genus: Eriophora

Author

Eugène Simon, 1864

Sightings Overview

There have been 160 confirmed sightings of Eriophora, with the most recent sighting submitted on February 14, 2024 by Spider ID member arachnidsgrip. The detailed statistics below may not utilize the complete dataset of 160 sightings because of certain Eriophora sightings reporting incomplete data.

  • Web: 63% of the time, Eriophora spiders are sighted in a spider web (Sample size: 160)
  • Sex: 22 female and 10 male.
  • Environment: Eriophora has been sighted 176 times outdoors, and 12 times indoors.
  • Outdoors: Man-made structure (101). On flower (3). Low foliage (24). High foliage (37). Ground layer (3). Under rock or debris (1). Saltwater (1). Open field, pasture, grassland (2). Forest (4).

Location and Range

Eriophora has been sighted in the following countries: Australia, Bahamas, Costa Rica, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, New Zealand, United States.

Eriophora has also been sighted in the following states: California, Florida, Louisiana, South Carolina, Texas.

Seasonality

Eriophora has been primarily sighted during the month of April.

  • January: 6
  • February: 22
  • March: 44
  • April: 46
  • May: 16
  • June: 3
  • July: 6
  • August: 4
  • September: 1
  • October: 4
  • November: 4
  • December: 4

Eriophora Species


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Picture of Eriophora spp. - Dorsal Enlarge Picture
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