Cyrtophora moluccensis
Tent spider at Cook, ACT
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| Cyrtophora moluccensis | MichaelMulvaney | 18 Apr 2023 | |
| Plebs bradleyi | CathB | 18 Apr 2023 |
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1 comment
19 Apr 2023
Hi Michael. There was no sign of a tent web near this spider. It looks very much like Tony Wood's photo of the yellow form of P.bradleyi on https://www.arachne.org.au/01_cms/details.asp?ID=2506
Location information
- Coordinates 149.073973-35.267282
- Altitude 656.4m
- Maps Mount Painter
- Places Cook, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 14 Apr 2023 03:02 PM Recorded on
- CathB Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- CathB Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Cyrtophora moluccensis Orb-weaving spiders (several families) Spiders
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
Record quality
Quality score
5 / 7
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