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Banded Argiope

Argiope trifasciata (Forsskål, 1775)

Status not recordedspiders

The banded argiope (Argiope trifasciata) is a species in the family Araneidae, order Araneae. Source checklists list it for 4 countries, including Argentina, Australia and Guyana.

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Quick facts about the banded argiope

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Active
By day (diurnal)
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
4 countriessrc for Countries on record

Where does the banded argiope 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.

The banded argiope is listed for 4 countries.

ArgentinaGuyanaIndiaAustralia
  • Listed
  • Not listed
small islands are not drawn at this scale

The same countries as a list

  1. Argentina
  2. Australia
  3. Guyana
  4. India

Why a country list is not a range map

Is the banded argiope 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 the banded argiope classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classArachnida
  4. orderAraneae
  5. familyAraneidae
  6. genusArgiope
  7. SpeciesArgiope trifasciata (Forsskål, 1775)

Synonyms Aranea fastuosa, Aranea trifasciata, Argiope abalosi, Argiope argyraspis, Argiope aurelia, Argiope avara, Argiope fasciata, Argiope fastuosa, Argiope hentzi, Argiope mauricia, Argiope plana, Argiope platycephala, Argiope pradhani, Argiope seminola, Argiope simplex, Argiope stenogastra, Argiope sticticalis, Argiope transversa, Argyopes indecissa, Austrargiope plana, Brachygea platycephala, Epeira argyraspides, Epeira aurelia, Epeira fasciata, Epeira fastuosa, Epeira flavipes, Epeira latreilla, Epeira mauritia, Epeira nephoda, Epeira webbii, Metargiope trifasciata, Metargyope trifasciata, Nephila aurelia

Other names and names in other languages (18)
  • Banded garden orb-web spiderEnglish
  • Banded garden orbweaverEnglish
  • Banded garden spiderEnglish
  • Whitebacked garden spiderEnglish
  • Gebande TuinspinnekopAfrikaans
  • عنكبوت الحدائق المخططArabic
  • křižák třípruhýCzech
  • Araña tigreSpanish
  • Argiope à bandesFrench
  • כסופי דק פסיםHebrew
  • Ragno vespa trifasciatoItalian
  • Cesteira-de-três-faixasPortuguese
  • 三帶金蛛Chinese
  • Gestreepte TuinspinnekopAfrikaans
  • عنكبوت الحدائق غازل النسيج المخططArabic
  • Araña de jardín bandeadaSpanish
  • Araña de jardín de bandasSpanish
  • Argiope à trois bandesFrench

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the banded argiope

Other species in the same genus Argiope.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Where does the banded argiope live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the banded argiope for 4 countries: Argentina, Australia, Guyana and India. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is the banded argiope?

The banded argiope (Argiope trifasciata) 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). Banded Argiope (Argiope trifasciata). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/banded-argiope

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BibTeX
@misc{banded_argiope_2026,
  title = {Banded Argiope (Argiope trifasciata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/banded-argiope},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}