St. Andrew's Cross Spider (or) Asian Signature spider

Argiope versicolor

Notes:

コガネグモの一種

2 Species ID Suggestions

Apple 12 years ago

St. Andrew's Cross spider

Argiope versicolor st andrew's cross spider (argiope versicolor multi-coloured)

Ashish 12 years ago

Asian Signature spider

Argiope anasuja Argiope anasuja

10 Comments

Ashish Nimkar 11 years ago

Toshimi... remove the anasuja from Binomial ID place...
http://fourthirds-user.com/forum/showthr...

MayraSpringmann 11 years ago

Fantastic! Great macro!

ToshimiDowaki 12 years ago

Thanks JulioHarahap!

Apple 12 years ago

Ashish..thanks for the info. The site I referenced is actually from a university in Singapore. So, it is a fairly valid resource but with the vast number of argiopes..it would be easy to misidentify. Not sure which of us is right, guessing someone else will weigh in on the decision helping Toshimi to properly identify.

Apple 12 years ago

No problem, either way it is definitely an argiope.

Ashish Nimkar 12 years ago

Hi Apple... on internet's many sites anasuja specie is misplaced as versicolor. Its already appeared here.
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/763...

ToshimiDowaki 12 years ago

Thanks Ashish and Apple.
I consider again.

Apple 12 years ago

Interesting Ashish has a different suggestion, you should compare to see which is correct.

ToshimiDowaki 12 years ago

Thanks a lot, Apple!

Apple 12 years ago

Yes, would be a St. Andrew's Cross spider or other common names are Signature Spider, Cross spider, X spider or banded garden spider...

It is from the argiope family..not sure which species