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Araneus circe

Status not recordedspiders

Araneus circe is a species in the family Araneidae, order Araneae. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Hungary.

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Quick facts about Araneus circe

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Active
At night (nocturnal)
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
1 countrysrc for Countries on record

Where does Araneus circe live?

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

Araneus circe is listed for 1 country.

Hungary
  • Listed
  • Not listed
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The same countries as a list

  1. Hungary

Why a country list is not a range map

Is Araneus circe endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is Araneus circe classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classArachnida
  4. orderAraneae
  5. familyAraneidae
  6. genusAraneus
  7. SpeciesAraneus circe (Audouin, 1826)

Synonyms Araneus circe circe, Araneus circe strandi, Epeira circe

Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • křižák skalníCzech
  • MittelmeerkreuzspinneGerman
  • Hamvas KeresztespókHungarian
  • Крестовик цирцеяRussian
  • križiak skalnýSlovak

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of Araneus circe

Other species in the same genus Araneus.

Barn spider

Araneus cavaticus

AraneidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Where does Araneus circe live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list Araneus circe for 1 country: Hungary. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is Araneus circe?

Araneus circe (Araneus circe) belongs to the family Araneidae in the order Araneae.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Araneus circe (Araneus circe). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/araneus-circe

MLA

“Araneus circe (Araneus circe).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/araneus-circe.

BibTeX
@misc{araneus_circe_2026,
  title = {Araneus circe (Araneus circe)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/araneus-circe},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}