Leucauge
(Silver Orb-weaver)

Leucauge, commonly known as Silver Orb-weaver, is a genus of spiders in the family Tetragnathidae. Leucauge spiders have been sighted 194 times by contributing members. Based on collected data, the geographic range for Leucauge includes 8 countries and 24 states in the United States. Leucauge is most often sighted outdoors, and during the month of May.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Suborder: Araneomorphae
Family: Tetragnathidae
Genus: Leucauge

Other Common Names

Silver Orb-weaver, Silver Marsh Spider, Silver Vlei Spider

Author

Adam White, 1841

Sightings Overview

There have been 194 confirmed sightings of Leucauge (Silver Orb-weaver), with the most recent sighting submitted on July 1, 2024 by Spider ID member steve-acesta. The detailed statistics below may not utilize the complete dataset of 194 sightings because of certain Leucauge sightings reporting incomplete data.

Web: 91% of the time, Leucauge spiders are sighted in a spider web (Sample size: 194)
Sex: 15 female and 7 male.
Environment: Leucauge has been sighted 221 times outdoors, and 10 times indoors.
Outdoors: Man-made structure (112). On flower (3). Low foliage (61). High foliage (22). Ground layer (9). Freshwater river, lake, stream (2). Open field, pasture, grassland (4). Forest (7). Cave (1).

Location and Range

Leucauge (Silver Orb-weaver) has been sighted in the following countries: Bahamas, Cuba, Dominican Republic, India, Mexico, Philippines, South Africa, United States.

Leucauge has also been sighted in the following states: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin.