Orchard Orbweaver (Leucauge venusta)
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SpidersIn Summit County, Ohio

Orchard Orbweaver

Leucauge venusta (Walckenaer, 1841)

Orchard Orbweaver in all of Ohio
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Araneae
Genus
Leucauge
Near Summit County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 2 of Ohio's 88 counties. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (13)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (58)
  • Recorded, season not shown (15)
  • Season shown (2)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table
Counties as a table
Orchard Orbweaver by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecords
Adams CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Allen CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashtabula CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Athens County38 · Recorded, season not shown
Auglaize CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Belmont CountyNo qualifying records yet
Brown CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Butler County90 · Recorded, season not shown
Carroll CountyNo qualifying records yet
Champaign CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clark CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clermont County37 · Recorded, season not shown
Clinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Columbiana CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Coshocton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Crawford CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Cuyahoga County125 · Recorded, season not shown
Darke CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Defiance CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Delaware County56 · Recorded, season not shown
Erie CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fairfield CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fayette CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Franklin County166 · Season shown
Fulton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Gallia CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Geauga CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Greene County66 · Recorded, season not shown
Guernsey CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hamilton County93 · Season shown
Hancock CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hardin CountyNo qualifying records yet
Harrison CountyNo qualifying records yet
Henry CountyNo qualifying records yet
Highland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hocking CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Holmes CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Huron CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Jackson CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Jefferson CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lake County25 · Recorded, season not shown
Lawrence CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Licking County20 · Recorded, season not shown
Logan CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lorain CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lucas County48 · Recorded, season not shown
Madison CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Mahoning County27 · Recorded, season not shown
Marion CountyNo qualifying records yet
Medina County25 · Recorded, season not shown
Meigs CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Mercer CountyNo qualifying records yet
Miami CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Monroe CountyNo qualifying records yet
Montgomery County61 · Recorded, season not shown
Morgan CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Morrow CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Muskingum CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Noble CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ottawa CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yet
Perry CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pickaway CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pike CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Portage County38 · Recorded, season not shown
Preble CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Putnam CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Richland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ross CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Sandusky CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Scioto CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Seneca CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Shelby CountyNo qualifying records yet
Stark County23 · Recorded, season not shown
Summit County104 · Recorded, season not shown
Trumbull CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Tuscarawas CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Union CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yet
Vinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Warren CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Washington CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wayne CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Williams CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wood CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wyandot CountyRecorded, too few records for a result

No mapped range from the range source used, the USGS Gap Analysis Project, which maps land vertebrates only.

Season

When it is recorded

In Summit County

Not enough evidence

The weeks are still too uncertain to show a season. Based on 104 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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Recording in Summit County · records of all species each week, 106,876 in all

Records per week from 104 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of Orchard Orbweaver in Summit County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Orchard OrbweaverYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–1000711
Jan 11–1700665
Jan 18–2400601
Jan 25–3100526
Feb 1–700608
Feb 8–1400619
Feb 15–2100629
Feb 22–2800748
Mar 1–700728
Mar 8–1400852
Mar 15–21001,055
Mar 22–28001,007
Mar 29 – Apr 4001,005
Apr 5–11001,654
Apr 12–18002,454
Apr 19–25002,699
Apr 26 – May 2003,970
May 3–9003,569
May 10–16004,053
May 17–23433,509
May 24–30534,045
May 31 – Jun 6422,874
Jun 7–131043,158
Jun 14–201663,796
Jun 21–271363,501
Jun 28 – Jul 41873,968
Jul 5–11633,632
Jul 12–181264,051
Jul 19–25323,855
Jul 26 – Aug 1002,908
Aug 2–8223,828
Aug 9–15333,583
Aug 16–22223,535
Aug 23–29002,939
Aug 30 – Sep 5112,840
Sep 6–12112,758
Sep 13–19112,761
Sep 20–26332,646
Sep 27 – Oct 3002,089
Oct 4–10002,317
Oct 11–17001,944
Oct 18–24001,314
Oct 25–31001,272
Nov 1–700786
Nov 8–1400761
Nov 15–2100654
Nov 22–2800703
Nov 29 – Dec 500503
Dec 6–1200447
Dec 13–1900496
Dec 20–2600522
Dec 27 – Jan 200728

In Ohio

Late April to mid-September, middle week Jun 14–20

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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 1,940 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.

Recorded on 806 dates. Latest record: November 2025.

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Records of Orchard Orbweaver in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Orchard OrbweaverYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10116,211
Jan 11–17005,146
Jan 18–24004,645
Jan 25–31004,698
Feb 1–7116,023
Feb 8–14005,888
Feb 15–21005,436
Feb 22–28006,846
Mar 1–7438,321
Mar 8–142110,384
Mar 15–213212,620
Mar 22–282213,949
Mar 29 – Apr 413419,661
Apr 5–1112426,860
Apr 12–1823539,925
Apr 19–2530641,623
Apr 26 – May 244956,391
May 3–967952,952
May 10–1659853,785
May 17–23103857,698
May 24–30128954,651
May 31 – Jun 6123953,099
Jun 7–131831053,700
Jun 14–202111056,625
Jun 21–271591055,361
Jun 28 – Jul 41691058,477
Jul 5–11117961,336
Jul 12–1893964,722
Jul 19–2564869,753
Jul 26 – Aug 133959,416
Aug 2–830759,712
Aug 9–1529755,994
Aug 16–2228954,328
Aug 23–2924751,772
Aug 30 – Sep 541857,167
Sep 6–1233859,075
Sep 13–1923954,543
Sep 20–2620745,860
Sep 27 – Oct 315843,180
Oct 4–104337,841
Oct 11–174330,824
Oct 18–2411421,156
Oct 25–3116319,021
Nov 1–75314,172
Nov 8–146512,621
Nov 15–21007,965
Nov 22–28538,136
Nov 29 – Dec 5226,083
Dec 6–12006,004
Dec 13–19005,423
Dec 20–26005,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2008,459

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Identification

How to identify it

Telling it apart

From what Ohio’s records show. Only what the records support is shown.

Often confused with

  • Filmy Dome Spider Neriene radiata81 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Green-legged Orbweaver Mangora maculata61 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Yellow Garden Spider Argiope aurantia42 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Bowl-and-doily Spider Frontinella pyramitela27 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • lined orbweaver Mangora gibberosa24 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Developed55%49%
Forest39%31%
Farmland5%11%
Wetland2%5%
Grassland and shrub0.1%0.9%
Open water0.1%3%

From 958 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
  • See it on iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)OpenPhenology is independent and not affiliated with iNaturalist.

Records behind the Ohio result

1,940 records from 2 datasets.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.