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

Nuctenea umbratica (Clerck, 1757)

Spaltenkreuzspinne Walnut Orb-weaver Spider

Synonyms and other combinations:

Nuctenea sexpunctata (Linnaeus, 1757) | Nuctenea umbratica obscura (Franganillo, 1909) |

  • Nuctenea umbratica, male 3564
    Nuctenea umbratica (Clerck, 1757)  Spaltenkreuzspinne  Walnut Orb-weaver Spider 
    Nuctenea umbratica, male
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz; 2008-10-12 15:17:37
    Image number: 3564
    male
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz
    2008-10-12 15:17:37
  • Nuctenea umbratica, male 9790
    Nuctenea umbratica (Clerck, 1757)  Spaltenkreuzspinne  Walnut Orb-weaver Spider 
    Nuctenea umbratica, male
    DE, Chemnitz, Markersdorf; 2020-08-26 22:29:40
    Image number: 9790
    male
    DE, Chemnitz, Markersdorf
    2020-08-26 22:29:40
  • Nuctenea umbratica, male 3565
    Nuctenea umbratica (Clerck, 1757)  Spaltenkreuzspinne  Walnut Orb-weaver Spider 
    Nuctenea umbratica, male
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz; 2008-10-12 15:04:11
    Image number: 3565
    male
    DE, Chemnitz, Hutholz
    2008-10-12 15:04:11
  • Nuctenea umbratica, male 7438
    Nuctenea umbratica (Clerck, 1757)  Spaltenkreuzspinne  Walnut Orb-weaver Spider 
    Nuctenea umbratica, male
    DE, Chemnitz, Markersdorf; 2016-08-22 15:03:11
    Image number: 7438
    male
    DE, Chemnitz, Markersdorf
    2016-08-22 15:03:11
  • Nuctenea umbratica, male 7439
    Nuctenea umbratica (Clerck, 1757)  Spaltenkreuzspinne  Walnut Orb-weaver Spider 
    Nuctenea umbratica, male
    DE, Chemnitz, Markersdorf; 2016-08-22 15:05:36
    Image number: 7439
    male
    DE, Chemnitz, Markersdorf
    2016-08-22 15:05:36
  • Nuctenea umbratica, male 7440
    Nuctenea umbratica (Clerck, 1757)  Spaltenkreuzspinne  Walnut Orb-weaver Spider 
    Nuctenea umbratica, male
    DE, Chemnitz, Markersdorf; 2016-08-22 16:22:25
    Image number: 7440
    male
    DE, Chemnitz, Markersdorf
    2016-08-22 16:22:25
  • Nuctenea umbratica, male 7441
    Nuctenea umbratica (Clerck, 1757)  Spaltenkreuzspinne  Walnut Orb-weaver Spider 
    Nuctenea umbratica, male
    DE, Chemnitz, Markersdorf; 2016-08-22 14:07:40
    Image number: 7441
    male
    DE, Chemnitz, Markersdorf
    2016-08-22 14:07:40
  • Nuctenea umbratica, female 5769
    Nuctenea umbratica (Clerck, 1757)  Spaltenkreuzspinne  Walnut Orb-weaver Spider 
    Nuctenea umbratica, female
    DE, Chemnitz, Markersdorf; 2012-10-02 11:20:24
    Image number: 5769
    female
    DE, Chemnitz, Markersdorf
    2012-10-02 11:20:24
  • Nuctenea umbratica, female 5764
    Nuctenea umbratica (Clerck, 1757)  Spaltenkreuzspinne  Walnut Orb-weaver Spider 
    Nuctenea umbratica, female
    DE, Chemnitz, Markersdorf; 2012-10-01 10:53:35
    Image number: 5764
    female
    DE, Chemnitz, Markersdorf
    2012-10-01 10:53:35
  • Nuctenea umbratica, female 6845
    Nuctenea umbratica (Clerck, 1757)  Spaltenkreuzspinne  Walnut Orb-weaver Spider 
    Nuctenea umbratica, female
    DE, Chemnitz, Markersdorf; 2014-10-20 13:28:40
    Image number: 6845
    female
    DE, Chemnitz, Markersdorf
    2014-10-20 13:28:40
  • Nuctenea umbratica, female 6846
    Nuctenea umbratica (Clerck, 1757)  Spaltenkreuzspinne  Walnut Orb-weaver Spider 
    Nuctenea umbratica, female
    DE, Chemnitz, Markersdorf; 2014-10-20 13:27:04
    Image number: 6846
    female
    DE, Chemnitz, Markersdorf
    2014-10-20 13:27:04

Distribution:
Europe to Azerbaijan, Iran

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. Bellmann, Heiko: Kosmos-Atlas Spinnentiere Europas, Franckh Kosmos Verlag-GmbH & Co., Stuttgart, 3. Auflage von 2006, ISBN 3-440-07025-5
  3. Arachnologische Gesellschaft e. V. (2015): Wiki des Spinnen-Forums
  4. Lawrence Bee, Geoff Oxford, Helen Smith: Britain's Spiders A Field Guide, Fully Revised and Updated Second Edition, 496 Seiten, 2020, Princeton University Press, ISBN 978-0-691-20474-1.