Bug FAQRed-backed Orbweaver
Araneus guttulatus · Order: Araneae · Family: Araneidae
The red-backed orbweaver has green legs and a green cephalothorax, while its abdomen is reddish-brown with white markings. It lives in the eastern United States, including places like Oklahoma, and also in eastern Canada.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
Its legs and cephalothorax are green, and the abdomen is reddish-brown with white spots.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
It occurs in the eastern United States and eastern Canada.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 31 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, Alabama, Pennsylvania, Florida, New York, South Carolina.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
Source: GBIF
More photos
Same family (Araneidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Araneus_guttulatus
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