Austracantha minax
Christmas Spider, Jewel Spider at Magpie Hill Park, Lyneham
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| Austracantha minax | NateKingsford | 1 Jun 2025 | |
| Austracantha minax | WendyEM | 1 Jun 2025 | |
| Austracantha minax | Hejor1 | 3 Aug 2024 | |
| Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE | ibaird | 3 Mar 2024 | |
| Lepidoptera unclassified IMMATURE | Hejor1 | 3 Mar 2024 |
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User's notes
Not ambulant
2 comments
3 Mar 2024
I am unfamiliar with cocoons like that. Maybe spider egg case? I think it needs to be cut open to see what is inside.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.121003-35.247094
- Altitude 604.0m
- Maps Magpie Hill Park, Lyneham
- Places Lyneham, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 3 Mar 2024 01:05 PM Recorded on
- Hejor1 Recorded by
- eucalyptus Associated plant
- Larvae Breeding behaviour
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
- No Insect on a flower
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- Hejor1 NatureMapr Canberra & Southern Tablelands Austracantha minax Orb-weaving spiders (several families) Spiders
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
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Synonyms
Gasteracantha minax
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