Christmas Spider, Jewel Spider at Jerrabomberra, ACT
Identification history
| Austracantha minax | 13 Mar 2025 | NateKingsford | ||
| Austracantha minax | 13 Mar 2025 | WendyEM | ||
| Nolinae immature moth | 17 Oct 2023 | donhe | ||
| Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE | 17 Oct 2023 | Mike |
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I have one in custody.
3 comments
Mike
wrote:
13 Mar 2025
My suggestion of moth pupa was wrong. Nothing hatched from the specimen I kept.
WendyEM
wrote:
13 Mar 2025
It wasn't too many years ago I learnt what these were after wondering for years. Raising things can be tricky. Getting humidity right (so they don't get mouldy or dehydrate) and all sorts of other things. Some critters take days/weeks to hatch/emerge, others can take many months. Don't feel bad you did not succeed 1st go.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.130137-35.372085
- Altitude 713.0m
- Maps Isaacs Ridge and Nearby
- Places Jerrabomberra, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 17 Oct 2023 04:08 PM Recorded on
- Mike Recorded by
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Mike NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Austracantha minax Orb-weaving spiders (several families) Spiders
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- False Insect on a flower
Species information
- Austracantha minax Scientific name
- Christmas Spider, Jewel Spider Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 966.7m Recorded at altitude
- External link More information
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Synonyms
Gasteracantha minax
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