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Araneidae

Family · 30 species with a result in Ohio

30 species

Acacesia 1

Difoliate Orbweaver (Acacesia hamata)Difoliate OrbweaverAcacesia hamataPhoto © anhe · CC BY-NC 4.0Late June to mid-September, middle week Aug 9–15

Acanthepeira 1

Starbellied Orbweaver (Acanthepeira stellata)Starbellied OrbweaverAcanthepeira stellataPhoto © skitterbug · CC BY 4.0

Araneus 6

Butterfly Orbweaver (Araneus pegnia)Butterfly OrbweaverAraneus pegniaPhoto © Judy Gallagher · CC BY-SA 4.0Late June to early October, middle week Aug 9–15Cross Orbweaver (Araneus diadematus)Cross OrbweaverAraneus diadematusPhoto © hedera.baltica · CC BY-SA 4.0Late June to early November, middle week Sep 6–12Shamrock Orbweaver (Araneus trifolium)Shamrock OrbweaverAraneus trifoliumPhoto © Craig K. Hunt · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-August to mid-October, middle week Sep 13–19Lattice Orbweaver (Araneus thaddeus)Lattice OrbweaverAraneus thaddeusLate in its seasonPhoto © Judy Gallagher · CC BY-SA 4.0Late August to early November, middle week Sep 20–26Marbled Orbweaver (Araneus marmoreus)Marbled OrbweaverAraneus marmoreusLate in its seasonPhoto © Bill Keim · CC BY 4.0Mid-July to mid-November, middle week Sep 20–26Red-spotted Orbweaver (Araneus cingulatus)Red-spotted OrbweaverAraneus cingulatusPhoto © Judy Gallagher · CC BY-SA 4.0

Araniella 1

Six-spotted Orbweaver (Araniella displicata)Six-spotted OrbweaverAraniella displicataPhoto © edoswalt · CC BY-NC 4.0Late April to late October, middle week May 31 – Jun 6

Argiope 2

Yellow Garden Spider (Argiope aurantia)Yellow Garden SpiderArgiope aurantiaPhoto © Patrick Coin · CC BY-NC 4.0Late July to mid-October, middle week Sep 6–12Banded Garden Spider (Argiope trifasciata)Banded Garden SpiderArgiope trifasciataPhoto © Katja Schulz · CC BY 4.0Mid-August to mid-October, middle week Sep 20–26

Cyclosa 2

Conical Trashline Orbweaver (Cyclosa conica)Conical Trashline OrbweaverCyclosa conicaPhoto © Meghan Cassidy · CC BY-SA 4.0No season shownHumped Trashline Orbweaver (Cyclosa turbinata)Humped Trashline OrbweaverCyclosa turbinataPhoto © Thomas Shahan · CC BY-NC 4.0

Eustala 1

Humpbacked Orbweaver (Eustala anastera)Humpbacked OrbweaverEustala anasteraPhoto © Ashley M Bradford · CC BY-NC 4.0

Gea 1

Heptagonal Orbweaver (Gea heptagon)Heptagonal OrbweaverGea heptagonPhoto © paulswitzer · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown

Hypsosinga 1

Rubens Orbweaver (Hypsosinga rubens)Rubens OrbweaverHypsosinga rubensPhoto © skitterbug · CC BY 4.0

Larinioides 2

Furrow Orbweaver (Larinioides cornutus)Furrow OrbweaverLarinioides cornutusPhoto © Craig Biegler · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-April to late October, middle week Aug 16–22Grey Cross Spider (Larinioides sclopetarius)Grey Cross SpiderLarinioides sclopetariusPhoto © Pascal Dubois · CC BY-NC 4.0

Mangora 3

Tuft-legged Orbweaver (Mangora placida)Tuft-legged OrbweaverMangora placidaPhoto © Clayton Bownds · CC BY-NC 4.0Late March to early November, middle week May 31 – Jun 6lined orbweaver (Mangora gibberosa)lined orbweaverMangora gibberosaPhoto © Mary Keim · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Late June to mid-September, middle week Jul 19–25Green-legged Orbweaver (Mangora maculata)Green-legged OrbweaverMangora maculataPhoto © Bill Keim · CC BY 4.0Mid-June to mid-September, middle week Aug 16–22

Mastophora 1

Toadlike Bolas Spider (Mastophora phrynosoma)Toadlike Bolas SpiderMastophora phrynosomaPhoto © Judy Gallagher · CC BY 4.0

Metepeira 1

Labyrinth Orbweaver (Metepeira labyrinthea)Labyrinth OrbweaverMetepeira labyrintheaPhoto © Jerry Cannon · CC BY-NC 4.0

Micrathena 3

Spined Micrathena (Micrathena gracilis)Spined MicrathenaMicrathena gracilisPhoto © Felix Fleck · CC BY-NC 4.0Early July to mid-September, middle week Aug 9–15Arrow-shaped Orbweaver (Micrathena sagittata)Arrow-shaped OrbweaverMicrathena sagittataPhoto © Felix Fleck · CC BY-NC 4.0Late June to mid-September, middle week Aug 16–22White Micrathena (Micrathena mitrata)White MicrathenaMicrathena mitrataPhoto © Thomas Shahan · CC BY-NC 4.0Late July to mid-October, middle week Sep 6–12

Neoscona 3

Arabesque Orbweaver (Neoscona arabesca)Arabesque OrbweaverNeoscona arabescaPhoto © Denis Doucet · CC BY-NC 4.0Early June to mid-October, middle week Sep 6–12Spotted Orbweaver (Neoscona crucifera)Spotted OrbweaverNeoscona cruciferaPhoto no rights reserved, uploaded by Mirko Schoenitz · CC0 1.0Mid-July to mid-October, middle week Sep 6–12Red-femured Spotted Orbweaver (Neoscona domiciliorum)Red-femured Spotted OrbweaverNeoscona domiciliorumPhoto © Michael E Drummond · CC BY-NC 4.0

Verrucosa 1

Arrowhead Orbweaver (Verrucosa arenata)Arrowhead OrbweaverVerrucosa arenataPhoto © Trey Wardlaw · CC BY-NC 4.0Early July to early October, middle week Aug 16–22

Missing records do not mean a species is absent.