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

Neoscona crucifera (Lucas, 1839)

Spotted Orb Weaver

Synonyms and other combinations:

Neoscona arkansa Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942 | Neoscona crucifera albimaculata (Strand, 1908) | Neoscona crucifera ladislausi (Strand, 1908) | Neoscona crucifera ochroleucella (Strand, 1908) | Neoscona crucifera pyramidella (Strand, 1908) | Neoscona hentzi (Keyserling, 1864) | Neoscona nebraskensis Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942 |

  • Neoscona crucifera, female 5834
    Neoscona crucifera (Lucas, 1839)    Spotted Orb Weaver 
    Neoscona crucifera, female
    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma; 2012-10-15 10:39:07
    Image number: 5834
    female
    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma
    2012-10-15 10:39:07
  • Neoscona crucifera 3666
    Neoscona crucifera (Lucas, 1839)    Spotted Orb Weaver 
    Neoscona crucifera
    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma; 2009-03-27 11:10:14
    Image number: 3666

    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma
    2009-03-27 11:10:14
  • Neoscona crucifera 3667
    Neoscona crucifera (Lucas, 1839)    Spotted Orb Weaver 
    Neoscona crucifera
    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma; 2009-03-20 10:12:22
    Image number: 3667

    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma
    2009-03-20 10:12:22
  • Neoscona crucifera 3668
    Neoscona crucifera (Lucas, 1839)    Spotted Orb Weaver 
    Neoscona crucifera
    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma; 2008-02-10 16:56:47
    Image number: 3668

    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma
    2008-02-10 16:56:47
  • Neoscona crucifera 3669
    Neoscona crucifera (Lucas, 1839)    Spotted Orb Weaver 
    Neoscona crucifera
    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma; 2008-02-21 18:18:38
    Image number: 3669

    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma
    2008-02-21 18:18:38
  • Neoscona crucifera, female 5196
    Neoscona crucifera (Lucas, 1839)    Spotted Orb Weaver 
    Neoscona crucifera, female
    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma; 2012-04-24 14:55:52
    Image number: 5196
    female
    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma
    2012-04-24 14:55:52
  • Neoscona crucifera, female 5195
    Neoscona crucifera (Lucas, 1839)    Spotted Orb Weaver 
    Neoscona crucifera, female
    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma; 2012-04-21 16:05:51
    Image number: 5195
    female
    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma
    2012-04-21 16:05:51
  • Neoscona crucifera, egg cocoons 3685
    Neoscona crucifera (Lucas, 1839)    Spotted Orb Weaver 
    Neoscona crucifera, egg cocoons
    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma; 2007-09-08 14:45:54
    Image number: 3685
    egg cocoons
    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma
    2007-09-08 14:45:54
  • Neoscona crucifera, male 5192
    Neoscona crucifera (Lucas, 1839)    Spotted Orb Weaver 
    Neoscona crucifera, male
    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma; 2012-04-23 09:31:10
    Image number: 5192
    male
    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma
    2012-04-23 09:31:10
  • Neoscona crucifera, male 5193
    Neoscona crucifera (Lucas, 1839)    Spotted Orb Weaver 
    Neoscona crucifera, male
    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma; 2012-04-23 09:31:29
    Image number: 5193
    male
    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma
    2012-04-23 09:31:29
  • Neoscona crucifera, male 5194
    Neoscona crucifera (Lucas, 1839)    Spotted Orb Weaver 
    Neoscona crucifera, male
    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma; 2012-04-23 09:31:54
    Image number: 5194
    male
    ES, Fuerteventura, Costa Calma
    2012-04-23 09:31:54

Further vernacular names:
Hentz Orb-weaver, Barn Spider
Distribution:
North America. Introduced to Hawaii, Canary Is., Madeira.

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. G.B. Edwards: Neoscona crucifera (Lucas 1839) and N. domiciliorum (Hentz 1847) (Arachnida: Araneae: Araneidae)