Neoscona
(Spotted Orb-weavers)

Neoscona, commonly known as Spotted Orb-weavers, is a genus of spiders in the family Araneidae. Neoscona spiders have been sighted 223 times by contributing members. Based on collected data, the geographic range for Neoscona includes 2 countries and 34 states in the United States. Neoscona is most often sighted outdoors, and during the month of October.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Suborder: Araneomorphae
Family: Araneidae
Genus: Neoscona

Common Name (AAS)

Spotted Orb-weavers

Author

Eugène Simon, 1864

Sightings Overview

There have been 223 confirmed sightings of Neoscona (Spotted Orb-weavers), with the most recent sighting submitted on December 1, 2025 by Spider ID member comeintomyparlour. The detailed statistics below may not utilize the complete dataset of 223 sightings because of certain Neoscona sightings reporting incomplete data.

Web: 78% of the time, Neoscona spiders are sighted in a spider web (Sample size: 223)
Sex: 17 female and 7 male.
Environment: Neoscona has been sighted 238 times outdoors, and 16 times indoors.
Outdoors: Man-made structure (160). On flower (5). Low foliage (32). High foliage (21). Ground layer (5). Freshwater river, lake, stream (1). Open field, pasture, grassland (4). Forest (7). Desert area (3).

Location and Range

Neoscona (Spotted Orb-weavers) has been sighted in the following countries: Canada, United States.

Neoscona has also been sighted in the following states: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin.