Larinioides sclopetarius
(Bridge Orb-weaver)

Featured spider picture The spider species Larinioides sclopetarius, commonly known as Bridge Orb-weaver, belongs to the genus Larinioides, in the family Araneidae. Larinioides sclopetarius spiders have been sighted 31 times by contributing members. Based on collected data, the geographic range for Larinioides sclopetarius includes 2 countries and 11 states in the United States. Larinioides sclopetarius is most often sighted outdoors, and during the month of May.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Suborder: Araneomorphae
Family: Araneidae
Genus: Larinioides
Species: Larinioides sclopetarius

Common Name (AAS)

Bridge Orb-weaver

Other Common Names

Gray Cross Spider, Grey Cross Spider, Gray Cross Orbweaver

Author

Carl Alexander Clerck, 1757

Primary Colors

Sightings Overview

There have been 31 confirmed sightings of Larinioides sclopetarius (Bridge Orb-weaver), with the most recent sighting submitted on June 30, 2025 by Spider ID member humlan. The detailed statistics below may not utilize the complete dataset of 31 sightings because of certain Larinioides sclopetarius sightings reporting incomplete data.

Web: 35% of the time, Larinioides sclopetarius spiders are sighted in a spider web (Sample size: 31)
Sex: 3 female and 5 male.
Environment: Larinioides sclopetarius has been sighted 20 times outdoors, and 12 times indoors.
Outdoors: Man-made structure (18). Ground layer (1). Freshwater river, lake, stream (1).

Location and Range

Larinioides sclopetarius (Bridge Orb-weaver) has been sighted in the following countries: Canada, United States.

Larinioides sclopetarius has also been sighted in the following states: Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin.