Neoscona domiciliorum
(Spotted Orb-weaver)

Featured spider picture The spider species Neoscona domiciliorum, commonly known as Spotted Orb-weaver, belongs to the genus Neoscona, in the family Araneidae. Neoscona domiciliorum spiders have been sighted 18 times by contributing members. Based on collected data, the geographic range for Neoscona domiciliorum includes 1 countries and 8 states in the United States. Neoscona domiciliorum 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
Species: Neoscona domiciliorum

Other Common Names

Spotted Orb-weaver, Red-femured Spotted Orb-weaver

Author

Nicholas Marcellus Hentz, 1847

Primary Colors

Sightings Overview

There have been 18 confirmed sightings of Neoscona domiciliorum (Spotted Orb-weaver), with the most recent sighting submitted on September 22, 2026 by Spider ID member dirk-hardpec. The detailed statistics below may not utilize the complete dataset of 18 sightings because of certain Neoscona domiciliorum sightings reporting incomplete data.

Web: 83% of the time, Neoscona domiciliorum spiders are sighted in a spider web (Sample size: 18)
Sex: 0 female and 0 male.
Environment: Neoscona domiciliorum has been sighted 21 times outdoors, and 0 times indoors.
Outdoors: Man-made structure (12). Low foliage (2). High foliage (3). Ground layer (1). Freshwater river, lake, stream (1). Forest (2).

Location and Range

Neoscona domiciliorum (Spotted Orb-weaver) has been sighted in the following countries: United States.

Neoscona domiciliorum has also been sighted in the following states: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia.