Arabesque Orbweaver

Neoscona arabesca

General Status Rank: 
Undetermined
ELCODE: 
ILARAN7010
Common Name: 
Arabesque Orbweaver
Scientific Name: 
Neoscona arabesca
Synonyms: 
Epeira singularis
Neoscona minima
Epeira arabesca
Epeira trivittata
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Taxonomy
Group: 
Arachnid (Spider)
Kingdom: 
Animalia
Phylum: 
Arthropoda
Class: 
Arachnida
Order: 
Araneae
Family: 
Araneidae
General Biology

Female Age at Maturity

Males mature in June and July, females in July and August (Dondale et al. 2003).
Habitat
Tall weeds and grass (Dondale et al. 2003). Reference: Dondale, C.D., Redner, J.H., Paquin, P., & Levi, H.W. 2003. The Insects and Arachnids of Canada. Part 23. The Orb-weaving Spiders of Canada and Alaska (Araneae: Uloboridae, Tetragnathidae, Araneidae, Theridosomatidae). NRC Research Press, Ottawa, ON. 371 pp.
Distribution

Distribution

British Columbia to Nova Scotia, south to California, Arizona, Florida, Mexico, Central America, and the West Indies (Dondale et al. 2003). In the NWT, the species has been recorded from a single site in the area of Wood Buffalo National Park (GBIF).

Number of Occurrences

There are a total of nine records of this species in the NWT, all recorded from the Wood Buffalo National Park area (GBIF). Reference: https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?country=CA&taxon_key=2158870&occurrence_status=present&gadm_gid=CAN.6_1
General Status Rank
Rank: 
Undetermined
S Rank: 
SU
Decision Process Description: 
Added in 2016 based on recommendation by R. Bennett; ranked as Undetermined.
Last Updated: 
July 19, 2024
Status Designations

Canada – Assessment by Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada

COSEWIC Status: 
-

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