Hortophora sp. (genus)
Garden orb weaver at QPRC LGA
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| Hortophora sp. (genus) | EmmaCollins | 14 Feb 2024 | |
| Eriophora biapicata | stellabellaxx | 3 Feb 2024 |
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Found hanging from apple tree
1 comment
14 Feb 2024
Although we have synonymised Eriophora and Hortophora on NatureMapr, the scientific name for these is now Hortophora.
I don't especially like identifying to species on these as it can be tricky to be confident, so I'll leave it at genus. Thanks!
I don't especially like identifying to species on these as it can be tricky to be confident, so I'll leave it at genus. Thanks!
Location information
- Coordinates 149.792222-35.454486
- Altitude 660.9m
- Places Braidwood, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 3 Feb 2024 08:11 PM Recorded on
- stellabellaxx Recorded by
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Collections
- 72 Araluen Road stellabellaxx Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Hortophora sp. (genus) Orb-weaving spiders (several families) Spiders
Species information
- Hortophora sp. (genus) Scientific name
- Garden orb weaver Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1242.9m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Eriophora sp. (genus) (Garden Orb-weaver)
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