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 238 times by contributing members. Based on collected data, the geographic range for Neoscona includes 10 countries and 33 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 238 confirmed sightings of Neoscona (Spotted Orb-weavers), with the most recent sighting submitted on March 19, 2025 by Spider ID member haxaras. The detailed statistics below may not utilize the complete dataset of 238 sightings because of certain Neoscona sightings reporting incomplete data.

Web: 77% of the time, Neoscona spiders are sighted in a spider web (Sample size: 238)
Sex: 19 female and 8 male.
Environment: Neoscona has been sighted 258 times outdoors, and 20 times indoors.
Outdoors: Man-made structure (165). On flower (7). Low foliage (40). High foliage (25). Ground layer (5). Freshwater river, lake, stream (1). Open field, pasture, grassland (5). Forest (7). Desert area (3).

Location and Range

Neoscona (Spotted Orb-weavers) has been sighted in the following countries: Australia, Canada, India, Israel, Mexico, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Spain, Tokelau, 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, West Virginia, Wisconsin.