Leucauge argyrobapta
(Mabel Orchard Orb-weaver)

Featured spider picture The spider species Leucauge argyrobapta, commonly known as Mabel Orchard Orb-weaver, belongs to the genus Leucauge, in the family Tetragnathidae. Leucauge argyrobapta spiders have been sighted 77 times by contributing members. Based on collected data, the geographic range for Leucauge argyrobapta includes 1 countries and 8 states in the United States. Leucauge argyrobapta 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
Species: Leucauge argyrobapta

Other Common Names

Mabel Orchard Orb-weaver

Author

(White, 1841)

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Sightings Overview

There have been 77 confirmed sightings of Leucauge argyrobapta (Mabel Orchard Orb-weaver), with the most recent sighting submitted on March 21, 2024 by Spider ID member roger513. The detailed statistics below may not utilize the complete dataset of 77 sightings because of certain Leucauge argyrobapta sightings reporting incomplete data.

Web: 92% of the time, Leucauge argyrobapta spiders are sighted in a spider web (Sample size: 77)
Sex: 6 female and 1 male.
Environment: Leucauge argyrobapta has been sighted 88 times outdoors, and 4 times indoors.
Outdoors: Man-made structure (52). Low foliage (21). High foliage (11). Ground layer (2). Open field, pasture, grassland (1). Forest (1).

Location and Range

Leucauge argyrobapta (Mabel Orchard Orb-weaver) has been sighted in the following countries: United States.

Leucauge argyrobapta has also been sighted in the following states: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas.