Cyrtophora moluccensis

Tent spider at Cook, ACT

Cyrtophora moluccensis at Cook, ACT - 14 Apr 2023
Cyrtophora moluccensis at Cook, ACT - 14 Apr 2023
Cyrtophora moluccensis at Cook, ACT - 14 Apr 2023
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Identification history

Cyrtophora moluccensis 18 Apr 2023 MichaelMulvaney
Plebs bradleyi 18 Apr 2023 CathB

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CathB wrote:
   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

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Sighting information

Additional information

  • 5mm to 12mm Animal size

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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