Hortophora sp. (genus)
Garden orb weaver at Holt, ACT
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| Hortophora sp. (genus) | MichaelMulvaney | 1 Mar 2024 | |
| Hortophora sp. (genus) | CarbonAI | 27 Feb 2024 | |
| Unverified | VanceLawrence | 27 Feb 2024 |
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Large (Body about 20mm long) Orb weaver of some description, with smaller (Male?) in web below. Web about 2.5m off the ground, 2+ meters across, spun between 6:30 & 9:30pm.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.014521-35.225983
- Places Holt, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 27 Feb 2024 09:20 PM Recorded on
- VanceLawrence Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
Collections
- VanceLawrence 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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