An orb weaver at Red Hill, ACT
Identification history
| Backobourkia sp. (genus) | 27 Apr 2022 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Backobourkia sp. (genus) | 2 Dec 2017 | KimPullen | ||
| Unidentified | 2 Dec 2017 | Anita |
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This beauty currently resides in (and builds her web above) my rose bush. She's the most amazing gold colour - really metallic. I haven't been able to find any photos that confirm species ID, and when I asked in a spider identification forum I got no answers. Would love to know what she is!
2 comments
Anita
wrote:
3 Dec 2017
Thanks, Kim. I had wondered about Backobourkia, but my research was telling me there are only three known species and they are all brown and have much more striking markings. The colour of mine is throwing me.
KimPullen
wrote:
3 Dec 2017
Anita, I wasn't certain myself, so I've left it as unconfirmed. Hopefully someone else can give an opinion.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.135885-35.343097
- Altitude 674.0m
- Places Red Hill, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 2 Dec 2017 06:07 PM Recorded on
- Anita Recorded by
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Collections
Spiders Orb-weaving spiders (several families) Anita Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Species information
- Backobourkia sp. (genus) Scientific name
- An orb weaver Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1219.9m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
- External link More information
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- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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