Argiope aetherea

Tags: Arachnid.

Argiope aetherea is a common large orb-web spider This species is commonly known as the St Andrew’s Cross spider due to the characteristic cross-shaped web decorations often included in their webs by female spiders. A. aetherea is similar in appearance to A. keyserlingi however female A. aetherea are generally larger than A. keyserlingi. Like most orb-web spiders A. aetherea shows considerable sexual size dimorphism with females being many times larger than males.

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binomial authority

Charles Athanase Walckenaer

class

Arachnid

family

Orb-weaver spider

genus

Argiope (spider)

kingdom

Animal

order

Spider

phylum

Arthropod

synonym

Argiope avara angulicosta, Argiope avara ocelligera, Argiope avara tristipes, Argiope brownii, Argiope friedericii, Argiope lihirica, Argiope lunata, Argiope maerens, Argiope novae-pommeraniae, Argiope regalis, Argiope udjirica, Argiope variabilis, Argiope verecunda, Argiope wogeonicola, Argiope wolfi, Epeira aetherea, Gea rotunda