Cyclosa trilobata

1 Three-lobed spider at Cook, ACT

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Identification history

Cyclosa trilobata	26 Apr 2020	YumiCallaway
Cyclosa trilobata	20 Mar 2018	MichaelBedingfield
Cyclosa trilobata	15 Mar 2018	MichaelBedingfield
Unverified	6 Mar 2018	CathB

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User's notes

First seen on web strung between two trees (image 5). When checked next morning (6 March), web had gone but spider was found on grass stalk. Had impressive lobes on abdomen. Cyclosa trilobata?

2 comments

KimPullen wrote:

14 Mar 2018

I'll go with your ID, Cath; certainly a Cyclosa and C. trilobata seems a good fit.

YumiCallaway wrote:

26 Apr 2020

Merging a double-up of species

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Location information

Coordinates 149.074232 -35.267040
Maps Mount Painter
Places Cook, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
5 Mar 2018 04:05 PM Recorded on
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Spiders Orb-weaving spiders (several families) CathB Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

Cyclosa trilobata Scientific name
Three-lobed spider Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 737.22m Recorded at altitude
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