Austracantha minax
Christmas Spider, Jewel Spider at Hackett, ACT
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| Austracantha minax | KimPullen | 29 Jun 2019 | |
| Unverified | TimL | 28 Jun 2019 |
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Thanks to Marcus Leach for the initial sighting.
6 comments
29 Jun 2019
Laura Levens found a similar one in Victoria, see
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/psyc/psychr.html
We reckoned it might be a Lepidoscia species.
http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/psyc/psychr.html
We reckoned it might be a Lepidoscia species.
29 Jun 2019
Could you detach the twig and take it into protective custody, and watch it for a year or so, to see what might come out?
30 Jun 2019
This could be a spider egg sac rather than a moth. See Austracantha minax sightings 3390518, 3385253 and 3389316.
30 Jun 2019
Thanks for this information. I'll keep watching the egg sac and try and record what emerges.
Regards,
Tim
Regards,
Tim
Location information
- Coordinates 149.105174-35.273106
- Maps ANBG
- Places Hackett, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 27 Jun 2019 12:52 PM Recorded on
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- 25mm to 50mm Animal size
Collections
- Illilanga flagged sightings TimL Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Austracantha minax Orb-weaving spiders (several families) Spiders
Species information
- Austracantha minax Scientific name
- Christmas Spider, Jewel Spider Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 966.7m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Gasteracantha minax
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