Backobourkia brounii

1 Broun's orb weaver at Hughes, ACT

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Identification history

Backobourkia brounii	6 Jan 2018	KimPullen
Backobourkia (genus)	5 Jan 2018	KimPullen
Unverified	5 Jan 2018	ruthkerruish

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Found on kitchen bench at 7am - I only put it in because I hadn't seen such a spider before.

4 comments

ruthkerruish wrote:

5 Jan 2018

Is it Backobourkia brounii?

KimPullen wrote:

7 Jan 2018

I believe you're right, Ruth. Matches image of that species on the Find-a-spider guide for SE Queensland. (Doesn't match those on ALA, but their images are often wrongly identified.)

KimPullen wrote:

7 Jan 2018

Good shot too!

ruthkerruish wrote:

8 Jan 2018

Have put it outside in a suitable place - it is quite feisty!

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Location information

Coordinates 149.098753 -35.338061
Places Hughes, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
5 Jan 2018 12:00 AM Recorded on
ruthkerruish Recorded by
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Spiders Orb-weaving spiders (several families) ruthkerruish Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

12mm to 25mm Animal size

Species information

Backobourkia brounii Scientific name
Broun's orb weaver Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 914.52m Recorded at altitude
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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

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South Australia

Victoria

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