Salsa fuliginata

Sooty Orb-weaver at Dry Plain, NSW

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Salsa fuliginata EmmaCollins 12 Aug 2023
Araneus AndyRoo 17 Jul 2023

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GPSed. Body/thorax just over 5mm long. Unfortunately didn't get a good dorsal shot. Based on side and underside pics looks a bit like a Hamilton's Orb Weaver?

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Sighting information

  • 6 Abundance
  • 14 Mar 2022 11:57 AM Recorded on
  • AndyRoo Recorded by
  • 5mm to 12mm Animal size

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Species information

  • Salsa fuliginata Scientific name
  • Sooty Orb-weaver Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1581m Recorded at altitude
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  • Synonyms

    Cyclosa fuliginata (Sooty Orb-weaver)

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