Hortophora sp. (genus)
Garden orb weaver at Majors Creek, NSW
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| Hortophora sp. (genus) | EmmaCollins | 10 Jan 2025 | |
| Hortophora transmarina | LyndalT | 23 Dec 2022 |
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ID'd as a likely Hortophora by the Aust Spider ID page, but not to species. I went back to get a better pic the next morning but all the spiders had gone! It was one of many found inside mud wasp nest
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.733151-35.561879
- Altitude 713.2m
- Places Majors Creek, NSW
Sighting information
- 4 - 15 Abundance
- 18 Dec 2022 04:31 PM Recorded on
- LyndalT Recorded by
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Collections
- LyndalT NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Hortophora sp. (genus) Orb-weaving spiders (several families) Spiders
Species information
- Hortophora sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Garden orb weaver Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1242.9m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Eriophora sp. (genus) (Garden Orb-weaver)
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