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Backobourkia sp. (genus)

An orb weaver at Cooma, NSW

Backobourkia sp. (genus) at Cooma, NSW - 26 Jan 2023
Backobourkia sp. (genus) at Cooma, NSW - 26 Jan 2023
Backobourkia sp. (genus) at Cooma, NSW - 26 Jan 2023
Backobourkia sp. (genus) at Cooma, NSW - 26 Jan 2023
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Identification history

Backobourkia sp. (genus) 27 Jan 2023 MichaelMulvaney
Unidentified 26 Jan 2023 mahargiani

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User's notes

Cyclosa fuliginata (species-group)?

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   27 Jan 2023
Buck bacbourkia, Cyclos fuliginata and araenus hamiltonian are difficult to tell apart

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Nearby sightings

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Dodonaea viscosa (Hop Bush) at Cooma, NSW - 21 Sep 2022 by mahargiani Austrostipa densiflora (Foxtail Speargrass) at Cooma, NSW - 5 Sep 2022 by mahargiani Nostoc sp. (genus) (A cyanobacterium) at Cooma, NSW - 23 Jul 2022 by mahargiani
Dodonaea viscosa (Hop Bush) at Cooma, NSW - 21 Sep 2022 by mahargiani
Austrostipa densiflora (Foxtail Speargrass) at Cooma, NSW - 5 Sep 2022 by mahargiani
Nostoc sp. (genus) (A cyanobacterium) at Cooma, NSW - 23 Jul 2022 by mahargiani

Location information

Species information

  • Backobourkia sp. (genus) Scientific name
  • An orb weaver Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local Native
  • Non-Invasive

Sighting information

  • 1 - 3 Abundance
  • 26 Jan 2023 03:09 PM Recorded on
  • mahargiani Recorded by

Additional information

  • 12mm to 25mm Animal size

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