A St. Andrew's cross spider at Peregian Beach, QLD
Identification history
| Argiope sp. (genus) | 26 Jul 2019 | michaelb | ||
| Argiope sp. (genus) | 26 Jul 2019 | michaelb | ||
| Argiope sp. (genus) - Saint Andrews Cross Spider | 24 Jul 2019 | michaelb | ||
| Agriope keyserlingi | 22 Jul 2019 | DonnaTomkinson | ||
| Unidentified | 22 Jul 2019 | AaronClausen |
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4 comments
michaelb
wrote:
24 Jul 2019
There are a number of species of Saint Andrews Cross Spiders, Argiope species.
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:28f3ec6c-f891-4c65-b61c-fa636b8ad047#classification
Given the fuzzy condition of the photo I would go for Argiope species.
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:28f3ec6c-f891-4c65-b61c-fa636b8ad047#classification
Given the fuzzy condition of the photo I would go for Argiope species.
michaelb
wrote:
26 Jul 2019
Agriope keyserlingi has similar web decoration to A. aetherea, so I'll go with Agriope sp. See:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argiope_aetherea
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argiope_aetherea
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Location information
- Coordinates 153.097338-26.469342
- Places Peregian Beach, QLD
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 21 Jul 2019 10:16 AM Recorded on
- AaronClausen Recorded by
Species information
- Argiope sp. (genus) Scientific name
- A St. Andrew's cross spider Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-Invasive
- Up to 1090.9m Recorded at altitude
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