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Orchard Orbweaver

Leucauge venusta

Photo by SooJin
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Light green, almost metallic, black lines on under abdomen, gold and black on top of abdomen.

Habitat:

Behind building near fields and mixed woodlands

Species ID Suggestions

Venusta Orchard Spider

Leucauge venusta

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Andrea Lim
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Comments (2)
ForestDragon
Also called Orchard Orbweaver. Lovely photo! And yes, they are silver on the abdomen.

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International Spider Survey
Photographed
PublishedJuly 15, 2014

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