Salsa fuliginata
Sooty Orb-weaver at Forde, ACT
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| Salsa fuliginata | MichaelMulvaney | 14 May 2021 | |
| Salsa fuliginata | HarveyPerkins | 20 Feb 2021 |
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I'm having difficulty understanding the use of both Cyclosa fuliginata and Araneus hamiltoni on CNM. Can one of the moderators please explain what principles are being used, and indeed if they are being considered as separate species, given the apparent confusion in the taxonomy at present.
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20 Feb 2021
Good question Harvey - I don't have a good answer. Basically I think I have been influenced by the guide I am using at a particular time, Atlas of Living Australia is no help have both names for what appear to be the same species (as we currently do). I am inclined to lump all records together under Araneus hamiltoni - Yumi and Bron what do you reckon?
Location information
- Coordinates 149.126975-35.131956
- Places Forde, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 18 Oct 2020 11:51 AM Recorded on
- HarveyPerkins Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- Spiders Orb-weaving spiders (several families) HarveyPerkins Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Salsa fuliginata
Species information
- Salsa fuliginata Scientific name
- Sooty Orb-weaver Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1581m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Cyclosa fuliginata (Sooty Orb-weaver)
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