Trichonephila senegalensis
(Banded-legged Golden Orb-weaver)

Featured spider picture The spider species Trichonephila senegalensis, commonly known as Banded-legged Golden Orb-weaver, belongs to the genus Trichonephila, in the family Araneidae. Trichonephila senegalensis spiders have been sighted 4 times by contributing members. Based on collected data, the geographic range for Trichonephila senegalensis includes 2 countries and 0 states in the United States. Trichonephila senegalensis 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 senegalensis

Other Common Names

Banded-legged Golden Orb-weaver

Author

(Walckenaer, 1841)

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Sightings Overview

There have been 4 confirmed sightings of Trichonephila senegalensis (Banded-legged Golden Orb-weaver), with the most recent sighting submitted on March 31, 2024 by Spider ID member adrianlmartin. The detailed statistics below may not utilize the complete dataset of 4 sightings because of certain Trichonephila senegalensis sightings reporting incomplete data.

Web: 50% of the time, Trichonephila senegalensis spiders are sighted in a spider web (Sample size: 4)
Sex: 1 female and 0 male.
Environment: Trichonephila senegalensis has been sighted 4 times outdoors, and 0 times indoors.
Outdoors: Man-made structure (2). Low foliage (1). High foliage (1).