# Bordered orbweaver (*Neoscona adianta*)

Canonical page: https://creaturedata.com/animals/bordered-orbweaver  
Data as of: 2026-11-14

The bordered orbweaver (Neoscona adianta) is a species in the family Araneidae, order Araneae. Recorded adults reach 1.07 cm in length. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Japan.

## Quick facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Weight | Not recorded |
| Length | 4.3 mm – 1.07 cm |
| Lifespan | Not recorded |
| Diet | Invertivore |
| 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 country |

## Recorded prey and predators

Recorded prey: Herina parva (*Herina parva*), Stripe-backed Snailkiller (*Limnia unguicornis*), Chartoscirta cincta (*Chartoscirta cincta*), Herina frondescentiae (*Herina frondescentiae*), Limnobaris dolorosa (*Limnobaris dolorosa*), Pherbina coryleti (*Pherbina coryleti*), Green leafhopper (*Cicadella viridis*), Sepedon spinipes (*Sepedon spinipes*), Lake olive (*Cloeon simile*), Marmalade fly (*Episyrphus balteatus*), Hercostomus assimilis (*Hercostomus assimilis*), Ilione lineata (*Ilione lineata*). Recorded predators: Common reed bunting (*Emberiza schoeniclus*), Raft spider (*Dolomedes fimbriatus*), Mud dauber wasp (*Sceliphron caementarium*). Each pair is recorded by at least two datasets compiled by Global Biotic Interactions (https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/, CC0 1.0).

## Classification

- kingdom: Animalia
- phylum: Arthropoda
- class: Arachnida
- order: Araneae
- family: Araneidae
- genus: Neoscona
- species: *Neoscona adianta* (Walckenaer, 1802)

Synonyms: *Aranea adianta*, *Aranea doenitzi*, *Aranea marmorea*, *Araneus adianta*, *Araneus adianta japonica*, *Araneus adiantum*, *Araneus adiantus*, *Araneus adiantus*, *Epeira adianta*, *Epeira mimula*, *Epeira segmentata*, *Epeira triangulata*, *Meta doenitzi*, *Miranda adianta*, *Miranda pictilis*, *Neoscona adiantum*, *Neoscona doenitzi*, *Neoscona doenitzi*, *Neoscona triangulatus*

## Countries on record

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.

Japan

## Common questions

### How big is the bordered orbweaver?

An adult bordered orbweaver measures 4.3 mm – 1.07 cm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

### Where does the bordered orbweaver live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the bordered orbweaver for 1 country: Japan. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

### What kind of animal is the bordered orbweaver?

The bordered orbweaver (Neoscona adianta) belongs to the family Araneidae in the order Araneae.

### What eats the bordered orbweaver?

Animals recorded preying on the bordered orbweaver include common reed bunting, raft spider and mud dauber wasp. The records are compiled by Global Biotic Interactions from published studies; each pair is reported by at least two datasets.

### Which animals does the bordered orbweaver eat?

Animals recorded as prey of the bordered orbweaver include herina parva, stripe-backed snailkiller, chartoscirta cincta and herina frondescentiae. The records are compiled by Global Biotic Interactions from published studies; each pair is reported by at least two datasets.

## Sources

- [Catalogue of Life eXtended Release](https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/316691), CC BY 4.0, 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf
- [Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI): interpreted data products](https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/), CC0 1.0, 0.11. Poelen, J.H., Simons, J.D. & Mungall, C.J. (2014) Global Biotic Interactions: an open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics 24: 148–159. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoinf.2014.08.005. Data: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22691479, with each record's original reference.
- [TraitCH: a multi-taxa functional trait dataset for Switzerland and Europe](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15063844), CC BY 4.0, 2.0. Chauvier, Y., Adde, A., Bergamini, A. et al. (2025) TraitCH: a multi-taxa functional trait dataset for Switzerland and Europe. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15063844

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