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Western Spotted Orbweaver

Neoscona oaxacensis

Description:

These adults are quite large with the big body. They make beautiful webs.

Habitat:

I found many of these during the rainy season. Their webs would be under Mezquite trees and in bushes.

1 Species ID Suggestions

BugEric
BugEric 11 years ago
Western Spotted Orbweaver
Neoscona oaxacensis Species Neoscona oaxacensis - Western Spotted Orbweaver - BugGuide.Net


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2 Comments

EvelynWilson
EvelynWilson 11 years ago

Thanks for the ID BugEric!

Jellyfishnebula
Jellyfishnebula 11 years ago

Looks like a kind of Orb weaver.

EvelynWilson
Spotted by
EvelynWilson

Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico

Spotted on Aug 25, 2012
Submitted on Dec 17, 2012

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