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The spider species Neoscona oaxacensis, commonly known as Western Spotted Orb-weaver, belongs to the genus Neoscona, in the family Araneidae. Neoscona oaxacensis spiders have been sighted Taxonomic Hierarchy
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Arachnida
- Order: Araneae
- Suborder: Araneomorphae
- Family: Araneidae
- Genus: Neoscona
- Species: Neoscona oaxacensis
Common Name (AAS
)
Western Spotted Orb-weaver
Other Common Names
Zig-zag Spider
Author
Eugen von Keyserling, 1864
Primary Colors
Sightings Overview
There have been 18 confirmed sightings of Neoscona oaxacensis (Western Spotted Orb-weaver), with the most recent sighting submitted on November 27, 2019 by Spider ID member mhaugen. The detailed statistics below may not utilize the complete dataset of 18 sightings because of certain Neoscona oaxacensis sightings reporting incomplete data.
- Web: 73% of the time, Neoscona oaxacensis spiders are sighted in a spider web (Sample size: 15)
- Sex: 3 female and 1 male.
- Environment: Neoscona oaxacensis has been sighted 18 times outdoors, and 1 times indoors.
- Outdoors: Man-made structure (6). On flower (1). Low foliage (7). Open field, pasture, grassland (1). Desert area (3).
Location and Range
Neoscona oaxacensis (Western Spotted Orb-weaver) has been sighted in the following countries: Mexico, United States.
Neoscona oaxacensis has also been sighted in the following states: Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, New Mexico, Texas, Utah.
Seasonality
Neoscona oaxacensis has been primarily sighted during the month of September.
- January: 1
- February:
- March:
- April:
- May: 2
- June: 1
- July: 2
- August: 3
- September: 5
- October: 3
- November:
- December: 1
Nov 27, 2019
Sep 12, 2019
Lubbock, 
