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Argiope trifasciata

Argiope trifasciata
female, ventral view
dorsal view
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Araneidae
Genus: Argiope
Species:
A. trifasciata
Binomial name
Argiope trifasciata
(Forskål, 1775)[1]
Synonyms
List
  • Aranea trifasciata
    Aranea fastuosa
    Argiope aurelia
    Epeira webbii
    Epeira nephoda
    Epeira aurelia
    Epeira latreillana
    Epeira mauricia
    Epeira fastuosa
    Epeira argyraspides
    Epeira fasciata
    Epeira flavipes
    Epeira mauritia
    Epeira latreilla
    Nephila aurelia
    Argiope plana
    Argiope sticticalis
    Argyropes indecissa
    Argiope hentzi
    Argiope fasciata
    Argiope mauricia
    Argiope transversa
    Argiope argyraspis
    Argiope avara
    Metargiope trifasciata
    Argiope fastuosa
    Argiope simplex
    Austrargiope plana
    Metargyope trifasciata
    Brachygea platycephala
    Argiope pradhani
Female
The banded orb weaving spider wraps up a large milkweed bug and subsequently cuts it from its web. This illustrates the protection the bug gained form feeding on milkweed.

Argiope trifasciata (the banded garden spider or banded orb weaving spider)[2] is a species of spider native to North and South America, but now found around the world.[3] It can be found in certain areas of Europe, namely the Iberian Peninsula, the Canary Islands, and Madeira.[4][2] The similar looking Argiope bruennichi is common in the Azores.[5] They typically begin to appear during autumn from early September to late October as temperatures start dropping. In Egypt, the type locality of this spider, females were found surviving the relatively warm winter months.[6]

Their webs can reach a diameter of about 60 cm. The length of the web depends on the size of the spider. Webs are capable of reaching a total length of two meters.

  1. ^ "ITIS standard report – Argiope trifasciata (Forsskål, 1775)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Top 20 Arachnids". Utah State University Extension Service. Archived from the original on September 17, 2018. Retrieved May 22, 2017.
  3. ^ "Taxon details Argiope trifasciata (Forsskål, 1775)", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2019-11-17
  4. ^ Fauna Europaea
  5. ^ "Argiope bruennichi at the Azorean Biodiversity Portal". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
  6. ^ ElBayoumy, Y.M.; Ouf, A.; Zoumides, C.; Bos, A.R. (2024), "Phylogeny and ecological traits of the spider Argiope trifasciata (Araneidae) in Egypt clarifying the relationships with Afro-Eurasian and American populations", Systematics and Biodiversity, 21 (1): 2289139
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