Zygiella x-notata
(Missing Sector Orb-weaver)

Featured spider picture The spider species Zygiella x-notata, commonly known as Missing Sector Orb-weaver, belongs to the genus Zygiella, in the family Araneidae. Zygiella x-notata spiders have been sighted 11 times by contributing members. Based on collected data, the geographic range for Zygiella x-notata includes 7 countries and 2 states in the United States. Zygiella x-notata is most often sighted outdoors, and during the month of February.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Suborder: Araneomorphae
Family: Araneidae
Genus: Zygiella
Species: Zygiella x-notata

Other Common Names

Missing Sector Orb-weaver, Silver-sided Sector Spider,

Author

(Clerck, 1757)

Primary Colors

Sightings Overview

There have been 11 confirmed sightings of Zygiella x-notata (Missing Sector Orb-weaver), with the most recent sighting submitted on March 1, 2025 by Spider ID member tomcollins. The detailed statistics below may not utilize the complete dataset of 11 sightings because of certain Zygiella x-notata sightings reporting incomplete data.

Web: 91% of the time, Zygiella x-notata spiders are sighted in a spider web (Sample size: 11)
Sex: 0 female and 0 male.
Environment: Zygiella x-notata has been sighted 7 times outdoors, and 4 times indoors.
Outdoors: Man-made structure (6). Low foliage (1).

Location and Range

Zygiella x-notata (Missing Sector Orb-weaver) has been sighted in the following countries: Canada, Germany, Ireland, Norway, Spain, United Kingdom, United States.

Zygiella x-notata has also been sighted in the following states: California, Oregon.