Epeira acropyga
(No common name)Taxonomy
- Domain: Eukaryota
Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia
Linnaeus, 1758 - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
- Subkingdom: Bilateria
(Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - bilaterians
- Branch: Protostomia
Grobben, 1908 - Grobben, 1908 - protostomes
- Infrakingdom: Ecdysozoa
Aguinaldo et al., 1997 ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - Aguinaldo et al., 1997 ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - ecdysozoans
- Superphylum: Panarthropoda
Cuvier
- Phylum: Arthropoda
Latreille, 1829 - Latreille, 1829 - arthropods
- Subphylum: Chelicerata
Heider, 1913
- Class: Arachnida
Cuvier, 1812 - Arachnids
- Order: Araneae
Clerck, 1757 - Spiders
- Suborder: Labidognatha
- Superfamily: Araneoidea
- Suborder: Labidognatha
- Order: Araneae
Clerck, 1757 - Spiders
- Class: Arachnida
Cuvier, 1812 - Arachnids
- Subphylum: Chelicerata
Heider, 1913
- Phylum: Arthropoda
Latreille, 1829 - Latreille, 1829 - arthropods
- Superphylum: Panarthropoda
Cuvier
- Infrakingdom: Ecdysozoa
Aguinaldo et al., 1997 ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - Aguinaldo et al., 1997 ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - ecdysozoans
- Branch: Protostomia
Grobben, 1908 - Grobben, 1908 - protostomes
- Subkingdom: Bilateria
(Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - bilaterians
- Kingdom: Animalia
Linnaeus, 1758 - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
Physical Description
Family Araneidae:
Orb weavers comprise a huge family of spiders, of which there are several hundred species in North America. These spiders vary greatly in color, shape and size, measuring between 2 - 30mm (1/16 -- 1 1/4") long. They have eight eyes arranged in two horizontal rows of four eyes each. The males are generally much smaller than the females and commonly lack the showy coloring of their fairer sex. They often spin their own smaller orb web near an outlying portion of the female's, and I've noticed most males give the females wide berth. Indeed, I rarely see male orb weavers, they are so reclusive.
Similar Species
Members of the genus Epeira:
There are approximately 1,064 species and subspecies in this genus. Here are just 100 of them: E. 6-tuberculata · E. abscissa · E. abunda · E. acalypha · E. acincta · E. acrobalia · E. acrocephala · E. acronota · E. acropyga · E. aculeata · E. aculifera · E. acuminata · E. acuta · E. adianta · E. adiantoides · E. aemula · E. aestimabilis · E. aestiva · E. aetherea · E. affinis · E. agalena · E. agalenoides · E. alba · E. albertisii · E. albi-scutum · E. albida · E. albimacula · E. albiventer · E. albo-lineata · E. albo-maculata · E. albo-stricta · E. albomaculata · E. albostriata · E. albotriangulus · E. alboventris · E. alpica · E. alpina · E. alsine · E. alticeps · E. amaurophila · E. ambitoria · E. amictoria · E. amygdalacea · E. analis · E. anama · E. anaspasta · E. anastera · E. anastera conchlea · E. anatipes · E. ancora · E. angolensis · E. anguinifera · E. angulata · E. angulata afolia · E. angulata castanea · E. angulata levifolia · E. angulata nigra · E. angulata nitidifolia · E. angulata serifolia · E. angusticlava · E. annulata · E. annuligera · E. annulipes · E. anomala · E. anseripes · E. anthracina · E. antipodiana · E. antriada · E. apiculata · E. apoclisa · E. apoclisa americana · E. apoclysa · E. apotroga · E. appendiculata · E. appensa · E. aprica · E. arabesca · E. arbustorum · E. arenacea · E. arenata · E. arfakiana · E. argentata · E. argyopes · E. argyraspides · E. arizonensis · E. armata · E. armida · E. armillipes · E. arundinacea · E. assidua · E. atomaria · E. atri-apiata · E. atri-hastula · E. atrica · E. attenuata · E. attestor · E. aubryi · E. audax · E. aurantia · E. aurantiaca
Members of the genus Momotus:
There are approximately 52 species and subspecies in this genus: M. aequatorialis · M. aequatorialis aequatorialis · M. aequatorialis chlorolaemus · M. argenticinctus · M. bartletti · M. bolivianus · M. brasiliensis · M. brasiliensis ignobilis · M. castaneiceps · M. coeruleiceps · M. coeruliceps · M. lessoni lessonii · M. martii · M. mexicanus (Russet-Crowned Motmot) · M. mexicanus castaneiceps · M. mexicanus mexicanus · M. mexicanus saturatus · M. mexicanus vanrossemi · M. microstephanus · M. momota (Blue Diademed Motmot) · M. momota aequatorialis · M. momota argenticinctus · M. momota bahamensis · M. momota cametensis · M. momota chlorolaemus · M. momota coeruliceps · M. momota conexus · M. momota exiguus · M. momota goldmani · M. momota ignobilis · M. momota lessonii · M. momota marcgravinianus · M. momota microstephanus · M. momota momota · M. momota nattereri · M. momota or · M. momota osgoodi · M. momota paraensis · M. momota parensis · M. momota pilcomajensis · M. momota pilcomayensis · M. momota reconditus · M. momota simplex · M. momota spatha · M. momota subrufescens · M. nattereri · M. natteri · M. parensis · M. pilcomajensis · M. semirufus · M. subrufescens · M. venezuelae
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