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Orchard Orbweaver

Leucauge Venusta

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Field Notes

Description:

Venusta: latin for beautiful- has narrow black stripes, much less black on the sides and rear and instead often has much green or yellow or even those two extra large orange/red spots that were used to identify the formerly separated Mabel's Orchard Orbweaver. The underside has a large yellow to orange smile-shaped spot and the end of the abdomen is often filled with many variously colored and sized spots, giving an overall sense of color and not black. And it seems not unusual to see quite clearly on images of venusta a delightful fringe edge on the inner back legs.

Habitat:

Woodlands. Builds in low shrubs or small trees, close to the ground,
egg mass is attached to leaves and twigs near web; spiderlings disperse and spin own webs

Notes:

Range

e. N. Amer: TX-FL-NH-NE / Ont. / Mex. to Brazil

Species ID Suggestions

Orchard Orbweaver

Leucauge venusta

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PublishedOctober 8, 2013

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