Cyrtophora moluccensis

Tent spider at Hackett, ACT

Cyrtophora moluccensis at Hackett, ACT - 3 Mar 2023
Cyrtophora moluccensis at Hackett, ACT - 3 Mar 2023
Cyrtophora moluccensis at Hackett, ACT - 3 Mar 2023
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Identification history

Cyrtophora moluccensis 16 Mar 2023 MichaelMulvaney
Plebs bradleyi 15 Mar 2023 MichaelMulvaney
Plebs bradleyi 14 Mar 2023 CarbonAI
Plebs bradleyi 14 Mar 2023 Hejor1

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Nassella trichotoma (Serrated Tussock) at Hackett, ACT - 5 Sep 2024 by waltraud
Acacia decurrens (Green Wattle) at Hackett, ACT - 5 Sep 2024 by waltraud
Cirsium vulgare (Spear Thistle) at Hackett, ACT - 4 Apr 2024 by waltraud
Ligustrum lucidum (Large-leaved Privet) at Hackett, ACT - 4 Apr 2024 by waltraud
Hedera sp. (helix or hibernica) (Ivy) at Mount Majura (MMS) - 4 Apr 2024 by waltraud
Nandina domestica (Sacred Bamboo) at Mount Majura (MMS) - 4 Apr 2024 by waltraud
Ligustrum sinense (Narrow-leaf Privet, Chinese Privet) at Hackett, ACT - 4 Apr 2024 by waltraud
Ligustrum lucidum (Large-leaved Privet) at Mount Majura (MMS) - 4 Apr 2024 by waltraud
Lonicera japonica (Japanese Honeysuckle) at Hackett, ACT - 4 Apr 2024 by waltraud
Asparagus officinalis (Asparagus) at Mount Majura (MMS) - 4 Apr 2024 by waltraud
Utetheisa (genus) (A tiger moth) at Mount Majura (MMS) - 7 Mar 2024 by abread111
Nysius vinitor (Rutherglen bug) at Mount Majura (MMS) - 7 Mar 2024 by abread111
Theclinesthes serpentata (Saltbush Blue) at Mount Majura (MMS) - 7 Mar 2024 by abread111
Hippodamia variegata (Spotted Amber Ladybird) at Mount Majura (MMS) - 7 Mar 2024 by abread111
Vanessa kershawi (Australian Painted Lady) at Mount Majura (MMS) - 7 Mar 2024 by abread111
Erigeron karvinskianus (Seaside Daisy) at Mount Majura (MMS) - 7 Mar 2024 by abread111
Ligustrum sp. (A Privet) at Hackett, ACT - 7 Mar 2024 by abread111
Hypericum gramineum (Small St Johns Wort) at Mount Majura (MMS) - 7 Mar 2024 by abread111
Arthropodium milleflorum (Vanilla Lily) at Hackett, ACT - 7 Mar 2024 by abread111
Asparagus officinalis (Asparagus) at Hackett, ACT - 7 Mar 2024 by abread111
Rosa sp. (A Wild Rose) at Hackett, ACT - 7 Mar 2024 by abread111
Asparagus officinalis (Asparagus) at Hackett, ACT - 7 Mar 2024 by abread111
Ligustrum lucidum (Large-leaved Privet) at Hackett, ACT - 7 Mar 2024 by abread111
Rubus anglocandicans (Blackberry) at Mount Majura - 7 Mar 2024 by abread111
Rubus anglocandicans (Blackberry) at Mount Majura - 7 Mar 2024 by abread111
Coccinella transversalis (Transverse Ladybird) at Hackett, ACT - 6 Mar 2024 by abread111
Thysanoptera (order) (Thrips) at Mount Majura (MMS) - 6 Mar 2024 by abread111
Crataegus monogyna (Hawthorn) at Hackett, ACT - 6 Mar 2024 by abread111
Asparagus officinalis (Asparagus) at Hackett, ACT - 6 Mar 2024 by abread111
Einadia nutans (Climbing Saltbush) at Mount Majura (MMS) - 6 Mar 2024 by abread111
Bursaria spinosa subsp. lasiophylla (Australian Blackthorn) at Hackett, ACT - 6 Mar 2024 by abread111
Nassella trichotoma (Serrated Tussock) at Hackett, ACT - 6 Mar 2024 by abread111
Pollanisus (genus) (A Forester Moth) at Mount Majura (MMS) - 6 Mar 2024 by abread111
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Hackett, ACT - 6 Mar 2024 by abread111
Asura lydia (Lydia Lichen Moth) at Mount Majura (MMS) - 6 Mar 2024 by abread111
Chrysopilus sp. (genus) (A snipe fly) at Mount Majura (MMS) - 6 Mar 2024 by abread111
Coccinella transversalis (Transverse Ladybird) at Hackett, ACT - 6 Mar 2024 by abread111
Syrphini sp. (tribe) (Unidentified syrphine hover fly) at Mount Majura (MMS) - 6 Mar 2024 by abread111
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Mount Majura (MMS) - 6 Mar 2024 by abread111
Lygaeidae (family) (Seed bug) at Mount Majura (MMS) - 6 Mar 2024 by abread111
Scopula rubraria (Reddish Wave, Plantain Moth) at Mount Majura (MMS) - 6 Mar 2024 by abread111
Hippodamia variegata (Spotted Amber Ladybird) at Mount Majura (MMS) - 6 Mar 2024 by abread111
Vittadinia gracilis (New Holland Daisy) at Mount Majura (MMS) - 11 Feb 2024 by abread111
Chrysocephalum apiculatum (Common Everlasting) at Hackett, ACT - 11 Feb 2024 by abread111
Acacia floribunda (White Sally Wattle, Gossamer Wattle) at Mount Majura (MMS) - 11 Feb 2024 by abread111
Ligustrum lucidum (Large-leaved Privet) at Mount Majura (MMS) - 11 Feb 2024 by abread111
Centaurium erythraea (Common Centaury) at Hackett, ACT - 11 Feb 2024 by abread111
Rubus anglocandicans (Blackberry) at Hackett, ACT - 11 Feb 2024 by abread111
Olea europaea subsp. cuspidata (African Olive) at Mount Majura (MMS) - 11 Feb 2024 by abread111
Epilobium sp. (A Willow Herb) at Mount Majura - 11 Feb 2024 by abread111
Poa sieberiana (Poa Tussock) at Mount Majura (MMS) - 11 Feb 2024 by abread111
Asparagus officinalis (Asparagus) at Mount Majura (MMS) - 11 Feb 2024 by abread111
Ligustrum lucidum (Large-leaved Privet) at Mount Majura (MMS) - 11 Feb 2024 by abread111
Oechalia schellenbergii (Spined Predatory Shield Bug) at Mount Majura (MMS) - 11 Feb 2024 by abread111
Acacia baileyana (Cootamundra Wattle, Golden Mimosa) at Hackett, ACT - 11 Feb 2024 by abread111
Zizina otis (Common Grass-Blue) at Mount Majura (MMS) - 11 Feb 2024 by abread111
Dispar compacta (Barred Skipper) at Mount Majura (MMS) - 11 Feb 2024 by abread111
Junonia villida (Meadow Argus) at Mount Majura (MMS) - 11 Feb 2024 by abread111
Rubus anglocandicans (Blackberry) at Hackett, ACT - 11 Feb 2024 by abread111
Glyphipterix (genus) (A sedge moth) at Mount Majura (MMS) - 11 Feb 2024 by abread111
Senecio quadridentatus (Cotton Fireweed) at Mount Majura (MMS) - 11 Feb 2024 by abread111
Coccinella transversalis (Transverse Ladybird) at Mount Majura (MMS) - 11 Feb 2024 by abread111
Wahlenbergia sp. (Bluebell) at Hackett, ACT - 11 Feb 2024 by abread111
Lysimachia arvensis (Scarlet Pimpernel) at Hackett, ACT - 11 Feb 2024 by abread111
Chrysocephalum semipapposum (Clustered Everlasting) at Hackett, ACT - 11 Feb 2024 by abread111
Olea europaea subsp. cuspidata (African Olive) at Mount Majura (MMS) - 11 Feb 2024 by abread111
Tricoryne elatior (Yellow Rush Lily) at Hackett, ACT - 11 Feb 2024 by abread111
Hypericum gramineum (Small St Johns Wort) at Hackett, ACT - 11 Feb 2024 by abread111
Hypericum perforatum (St John's Wort) at Hackett, ACT - 11 Feb 2024 by abread111
Diptera (order) (Fly - Unidentified) at Mount Majura (MMS) - 23 Nov 2023 by ChrisBenwah
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Mount Majura (MMS) - 23 Nov 2023 by ChrisBenwah
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Mount Majura (MMS) - 23 Nov 2023 by ChrisBenwah
Apis mellifera (European honey bee) at Mount Majura (MMS) - 23 Nov 2023 by Jaji
Harpobittacus australis (Hangingfly) at Mount Majura (MMS) - 23 Nov 2023 by ChrisBenwah
Ocybadistes walkeri (Green Grass-dart) at Mount Majura (MMS) - 23 Nov 2023 by ChrisBenwah
Lasioglossum sp. (genus) (Furrow Bee) at Mount Majura (MMS) - 23 Nov 2023 by ChrisBenwah
Lasioglossum (Chilalictus) sp. (genus & subgenus) (Halictid bee) at Mount Majura (MMS) - 23 Nov 2023 by ChrisBenwah
Pieris rapae (Cabbage White) at Mount Majura (MMS) - 23 Nov 2023 by ChrisBenwah
Pollanisus (genus) (A Forester Moth) at Mount Majura (MMS) - 22 Nov 2023 by ChrisBenwah
Asparagus officinalis (Asparagus) at Hackett, ACT - 20 Nov 2023 by waltraud
Austrotephritis sp. (genus) (Fruit fly or Seed fly) at Hackett, ACT - 26 Oct 2023 by abread111
Prunus sp. (A Plum) at Majura, ACT - 20 Sep 2023 by waltraud
Nassella trichotoma (Serrated Tussock) at Majura, ACT - 20 Sep 2023 by waltraud
Pyrus sp. (An Ornamental Pear) at Majura, ACT - 20 Sep 2023 by waltraud
Acacia floribunda (White Sally Wattle, Gossamer Wattle) at Hackett, ACT - 7 Sep 2023 by waltraud
Hedera sp. (helix or hibernica) (Ivy) at Majura, ACT - 7 Sep 2023 by waltraud
Acacia floribunda (White Sally Wattle, Gossamer Wattle) at Majura, ACT - 7 Sep 2023 by waltraud
Ligustrum lucidum (Large-leaved Privet) at Majura, ACT - 7 Sep 2023 by waltraud
Phalangeridae (family) (Brushtail Possums) at Majura, ACT - 7 Sep 2023 by waltraud
Lonicera japonica (Japanese Honeysuckle) at Hackett, ACT - 7 Sep 2023 by waltraud
Acacia floribunda (White Sally Wattle, Gossamer Wattle) at Hackett, ACT - 6 Sep 2023 by waltraud
Acacia floribunda (White Sally Wattle, Gossamer Wattle) at Hackett, ACT - 5 Sep 2023 by waltraud
Ligustrum lucidum (Large-leaved Privet) at Hackett, ACT - 5 Sep 2023 by waltraud
Nandina domestica (Sacred Bamboo) at Hackett, ACT - 5 Sep 2023 by waltraud
Ligustrum sinense (Narrow-leaf Privet, Chinese Privet) at Hackett, ACT - 5 Sep 2023 by waltraud
Ligustrum sinense (Narrow-leaf Privet, Chinese Privet) at Hackett, ACT - 3 Sep 2023 by waltraud
Ligustrum lucidum (Large-leaved Privet) at Hackett, ACT - 1 Sep 2023 by waltraud
Rosa sp. (A Wild Rose) at Hackett, ACT - 1 Sep 2023 by waltraud
Lonicera japonica (Japanese Honeysuckle) at Hackett, ACT - 1 Sep 2023 by waltraud
Ligustrum lucidum (Large-leaved Privet) at Hackett, ACT - 1 Sep 2023 by waltraud

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Sighting information

  • 1 Abundance
  • 3 Mar 2023 07:02 PM Recorded on
  • Hejor1 Recorded by

Species information

  • Cyrtophora moluccensis Scientific name
  • Tent spider Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1308.81m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning

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