Trichonephila fenestrata
(Hairy Golden Orb-weaver)

Featured spider picture The spider species Trichonephila fenestrata, commonly known as Hairy Golden Orb-weaver, belongs to the genus Trichonephila, in the family Araneidae. Trichonephila fenestrata spiders have been sighted 12 times by contributing members. Based on collected data, the geographic range for Trichonephila fenestrata includes 2 countries and 0 states in the United States. Trichonephila fenestrata is most often sighted outdoors, and during the month of March.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Suborder: Araneomorphae
Family: Araneidae
Genus: Trichonephila
Species: Trichonephila fenestrata

Other Common Names

Hairy Golden Orb-weaver, Black-legged Nephila

Author

Thorell, 1859

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Sightings Overview

There have been 12 confirmed sightings of Trichonephila fenestrata (Hairy Golden Orb-weaver), with the most recent sighting submitted on April 15, 2025 by Spider ID member 625393386. The detailed statistics below may not utilize the complete dataset of 12 sightings because of certain Trichonephila fenestrata sightings reporting incomplete data.

Web: 92% of the time, Trichonephila fenestrata spiders are sighted in a spider web (Sample size: 12)
Sex: 2 female and 0 male.
Environment: Trichonephila fenestrata has been sighted 12 times outdoors, and 0 times indoors.
Outdoors: Man-made structure (3). On flower (1). Low foliage (3). High foliage (2). Forest (3).