Eriophora

Eriophora is a genus of spiders in the family Araneidae. Eriophora spiders have been sighted 156 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 156 confirmed sightings of Eriophora, with the most recent sighting submitted on October 18, 2023 by Spider ID member bhenriquez. The detailed statistics below may not utilize the complete dataset of 156 sightings because of certain Eriophora sightings reporting incomplete data.

  • Web: 63% of the time, Eriophora spiders are sighted in a spider web (Sample size: 156)
  • Sex: 22 female and 9 male.
  • Environment: Eriophora has been sighted 170 times outdoors, and 11 times indoors.
  • Outdoors: Man-made structure (99). On flower (3). Low foliage (24). High foliage (37). Ground layer (2). Open field, pasture, grassland (2). Forest (3).

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: 21
  • March: 44
  • April: 46
  • May: 16
  • June: 3
  • July: 4
  • August: 4
  • September: 1
  • October: 4
  • November: 4
  • December: 3

Eriophora Species


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