Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) ➔ Subphylum Chelicerata (Chelicerates) ➔ Class Arachnida (Arachnids) ➔ Order Araneae (Spiders) ➔ Family Araneidae (Orbweaver spiders)

Argiope trifasciata (Forsskål, 1775)

Banded Garden Spider

Synonyms and other combinations:

Argiope abalosi Mello-Leitão, 1942 | Argiope avara Thorell, 1859 | Argiope plana L. Koch, 1867 | Argiope platycephala (Caporiacco, 1947) | Argiope pradhani Sinha, 1952 | Argiope seminola Chamberlin & Ivie, 1944 | Argiope stenogastra Mello-Leitão, 1945 |

  • Argiope trifasciata, female and male 7598
    Argiope trifasciata (Forsskål, 1775)    Banded Garden Spider 
    Argiope trifasciata, female and male
    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma; 2016-12-06 15:03:10
    Image number: 7598
    female and male
    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma
    2016-12-06 15:03:10
  • Argiope trifasciata, female and male 7599
    Argiope trifasciata (Forsskål, 1775)    Banded Garden Spider 
    Argiope trifasciata, female and male
    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma; 2016-12-06 15:03:39
    Image number: 7599
    female and male
    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma
    2016-12-06 15:03:39
  • Argiope trifasciata, male 7600
    Argiope trifasciata (Forsskål, 1775)    Banded Garden Spider 
    Argiope trifasciata, male
    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma; 2016-12-06 15:04:08
    Image number: 7600
    male
    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma
    2016-12-06 15:04:08
  • Argiope trifasciata, male 7601
    Argiope trifasciata (Forsskål, 1775)    Banded Garden Spider 
    Argiope trifasciata, male
    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma; 2016-12-06 15:05:00
    Image number: 7601
    male
    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma
    2016-12-06 15:05:00
  • Argiope trifasciata, female and male 5837
    Argiope trifasciata (Forsskål, 1775)    Banded Garden Spider 
    Argiope trifasciata, female and male
    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma; 2012-10-14 12:03:36
    Image number: 5837
    female and male
    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma
    2012-10-14 12:03:36
  • Argiope trifasciata, female and male 5838
    Argiope trifasciata (Forsskål, 1775)    Banded Garden Spider 
    Argiope trifasciata, female and male
    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma; 2012-10-14 11:59:33
    Image number: 5838
    female and male
    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma
    2012-10-14 11:59:33
  • Argiope trifasciata, male 3468
    Argiope trifasciata (Forsskål, 1775)    Banded Garden Spider 
    Argiope trifasciata, male
    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma; 2009-03-22 14:16:40
    Image number: 3468
    male
    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma
    2009-03-22 14:16:40
  • Argiope trifasciata, male 5835
    Argiope trifasciata (Forsskål, 1775)    Banded Garden Spider 
    Argiope trifasciata, male
    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma; 2012-10-20 13:48:54
    Image number: 5835
    male
    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma
    2012-10-20 13:48:54
  • Argiope trifasciata, female 5840
    Argiope trifasciata (Forsskål, 1775)    Banded Garden Spider 
    Argiope trifasciata, female
    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma; 2012-10-20 13:46:40
    Image number: 5840
    female
    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma
    2012-10-20 13:46:40
  • Argiope trifasciata 3474
    Argiope trifasciata (Forsskål, 1775)    Banded Garden Spider 
    Argiope trifasciata
    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma; 2006-02-27 16:51:24
    Image number: 3474

    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma
    2006-02-27 16:51:24
  • Argiope trifasciata, web with stabilimentum 3615
    Argiope trifasciata (Forsskål, 1775)    Banded Garden Spider 
    Argiope trifasciata, web with stabilimentum
    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma; 2009-03-22 14:17:49
    Image number: 3615
    web with stabilimentum
    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma
    2009-03-22 14:17:49
  • Argiope trifasciata, female 5839
    Argiope trifasciata (Forsskål, 1775)    Banded Garden Spider 
    Argiope trifasciata, female
    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma; 2012-10-18 14:39:47
    Image number: 5839
    female
    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma
    2012-10-18 14:39:47
  • Argiope trifasciata, female 3469
    Argiope trifasciata (Forsskål, 1775)    Banded Garden Spider 
    Argiope trifasciata, female
    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma; 2007-09-08 15:38:47
    Image number: 3469
    female
    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma
    2007-09-08 15:38:47
  • Argiope trifasciata, female 3470
    Argiope trifasciata (Forsskål, 1775)    Banded Garden Spider 
    Argiope trifasciata, female
    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma; 2007-09-08 15:36:21
    Image number: 3470
    female
    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma
    2007-09-08 15:36:21
  • Argiope trifasciata, female 3472
    Argiope trifasciata (Forsskål, 1775)    Banded Garden Spider 
    Argiope trifasciata, female
    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma; 2007-09-08 15:34:54
    Image number: 3472
    female
    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma
    2007-09-08 15:34:54
  • Argiope trifasciata, female 3473
    Argiope trifasciata (Forsskål, 1775)    Banded Garden Spider 
    Argiope trifasciata, female
    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma; 2006-03-02 15:45:06
    Image number: 3473
    female
    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma
    2006-03-02 15:45:06
  • Argiope trifasciata 5836
    Argiope trifasciata (Forsskål, 1775)    Banded Garden Spider 
    Argiope trifasciata
    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma; 2012-10-22 09:28:52
    Image number: 5836

    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma
    2012-10-22 09:28:52
  • Argiope trifasciata, egg cocoons 3471
    Argiope trifasciata (Forsskål, 1775)    Banded Garden Spider 
    Argiope trifasciata, egg cocoons
    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma; 2007-03-09 11:57:52
    Image number: 3471
    egg cocoons
    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma
    2007-03-09 11:57:52
  • Argiope trifasciata 3467
    Argiope trifasciata (Forsskål, 1775)    Banded Garden Spider 
    Argiope trifasciata
    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma; 2010-03-02 14:53:27
    Image number: 3467

    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma
    2010-03-02 14:53:27
  • Argiope trifasciata 3479
    Argiope trifasciata (Forsskål, 1775)    Banded Garden Spider 
    Argiope trifasciata
    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma; 2008-02-19 15:20:31
    Image number: 3479

    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma
    2008-02-19 15:20:31

Further vernacular names:
Banded Garden Orbweaver, Banded Argiope
Distribution:
North, Central and South America. Introduced to Africa, Portugal to Israel, Iran, China, Japan, Australia (Tasmania), Pacific Is.

References, further reading, links:
  1. Kropf C., Nentwig W., Blick T. & Gloor D. (organizing board). (2019). WSC: World Spider Catalog (version 19.5, Jan 2019). In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life, 2019 Annual Checklist (Roskov Y., Ower G., Orrell T., Nicolson D., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., DeWalt R.E., Decock W., Nieukerken E. van, Zarucchi J., Penev L., eds.). Digital resource at www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2019. Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. ISSN 2405-884X.
  2. Arachnologische Gesellschaft e. V. (2015): Wiki des Spinnen-Forums