Eustala anastera
(Hump-backed Orb-weaver)

Featured spider picture The spider species Eustala anastera, commonly known as Hump-backed Orb-weaver, belongs to the genus Eustala, in the family Araneidae. Eustala anastera spiders have been sighted 15 times by contributing members. Based on collected data, the geographic range for Eustala anastera includes 1 countries and 8 states in the United States. Eustala anastera 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: Eustala
Species: Eustala anastera

Common Name (AAS)

Humpbacked Orbweaver

Other Common Names

Hump-backed Orb-weaver

Author

(Walckenaer, 1841)

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Sightings Overview

There have been 15 confirmed sightings of Eustala anastera (Hump-backed Orb-weaver), with the most recent sighting submitted on June 24, 2024 by Spider ID member rhilfers. The detailed statistics below may not utilize the complete dataset of 15 sightings because of certain Eustala anastera sightings reporting incomplete data.

Web: 40% of the time, Eustala anastera spiders are sighted in a spider web (Sample size: 15)
Sex: 0 female and 6 male.
Environment: Eustala anastera has been sighted 14 times outdoors, and 1 times indoors.
Outdoors: Man-made structure (11). Low foliage (1). High foliage (1). Ground layer (1).