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Mecynogea lemniscata
(Basilica Orb-weaver)

Featured spider picture The spider species Mecynogea lemniscata, commonly known as Basilica Orb-weaver, belongs to the genus Mecynogea, in the family Araneidae. Mecynogea lemniscata spiders have been sighted 9 times by contributing members. Based on collected data, the geographic range for Mecynogea lemniscata includes 1 countries and 4 states in the United States. Mecynogea lemniscata is most often sighted outdoors, and during the month of July.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Arthropoda
  • Class: Arachnida
  • Order: Araneae
  • Suborder: Araneomorphae
  • Family: Araneidae
  • Genus: Mecynogea
  • Species: Mecynogea lemniscata

Common Name (AASMore information icon)

Basilica Orbweaver

Other Common Names

Basilica Orb-weaver

Author

(Walckenaer, 1841)

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Sightings Overview

There have been 9 confirmed sightings of Mecynogea lemniscata (Basilica Orb-weaver), with the most recent sighting submitted on June 26, 2024 by Spider ID member steve-acesta. The detailed statistics below may not utilize the complete dataset of 9 sightings because of certain Mecynogea lemniscata sightings reporting incomplete data.

  • Web: 89% of the time, Mecynogea lemniscata spiders are sighted in a spider web (Sample size: 9)
  • Sex: 1 female and 0 male.
  • Environment: Mecynogea lemniscata has been sighted 9 times outdoors, and 0 times indoors.
  • Outdoors: Low foliage (3). High foliage (6).

Location and Range

Mecynogea lemniscata (Basilica Orb-weaver) has been sighted in the following countries: United States.

Mecynogea lemniscata has also been sighted in the following states: Alabama, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina.

Seasonality

Mecynogea lemniscata has been primarily sighted during the month of July.

  • January:
  • February:
  • March:
  • April: 1
  • May:
  • June: 1
  • July: 7
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Picture of Mecynogea lemniscata (Basilica Orb-weaver) - Dorsal,Egg sacs,Webs Enlarge Picture
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