Araneus circulissparsus (species group)
1 Speckled Orb-weaver at Melba, ACT
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| Araneus circulissparsus (species group) | MichaelMulvaney | 8 May 2020 | |
| Araneus circulissparsus (species group) | YumiCallaway | 29 Apr 2020 | |
| Unverified | Bron | 29 Apr 2020 |
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2 comments
29 Apr 2020
Beautiful photos!! The colours come out really nicely. I just added Araneus circulissparsus (species group), which I'm quite sure yours will go under; the species page has information from Whyte & Anderson's guide (and if you look in the book, there are 4 images of females) and the external link will take you to ALA's site. I briefly looked for revisions for Araneus spp in Australia and there doesn't seem to be any yet, but hopefully there'll be one soon!
30 Apr 2020
Thanks Yumi
It's a fascinating group and I'm sure I have several more to add to it. The more I know there more I know I have to learn :)
It's a fascinating group and I'm sure I have several more to add to it. The more I know there more I know I have to learn :)
Location information
- Coordinates 149.053065-35.208802
- Places Melba, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 4 Feb 2012 06:58 PM Recorded on
- Bron Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- Bron Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Araneus circulissparsus (species group) Orb-weaving spiders (several families) Spiders
Species information
- Araneus circulissparsus (species group) Scientific name
- Speckled Orb-weaver Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 902.05m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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Quality score
5 / 7
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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