Eriophora

Eriophora is a genus of spiders in the family Araneidae. Eriophora spiders have been sighted 167 times by contributing members. Based on collected data, the geographic range for Eriophora includes 9 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 167 confirmed sightings of Eriophora, with the most recent sighting submitted on February 10, 2025 by Spider ID member sing2meomuse. The detailed statistics below may not utilize the complete dataset of 167 sightings because of certain Eriophora sightings reporting incomplete data.

Web: 63% of the time, Eriophora spiders are sighted in a spider web (Sample size: 167)
Sex: 22 female and 10 male.
Environment: Eriophora has been sighted 182 times outdoors, and 13 times indoors.
Outdoors: Man-made structure (106). On flower (3). Low foliage (24). High foliage (38). 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, Brazil, Costa Rica, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, New Zealand, United States.

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