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Deciduous orbweaver

Araneus triguttatus (Fabricius, 1775)

Status not recordedspiders

The deciduous orbweaver (Araneus triguttatus) is a species in the family Araneidae, order Araneae. Recorded adults reach 5.35 mm in length. Source checklists list it for 3 countries: France, Germany and Spain.

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Quick facts about the deciduous orbweaver

Weight
Not recorded
Length
5.35 mm
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivore
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forest
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Active
By day (diurnal)
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
3 countriessrc for Countries on record

How big is the deciduous orbweaver?

DECIDUOUS ORBWEAVER · LENGTH 5.35 MMADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 5.35 mm, the recorded maximum length of the deciduous orbweaver is about 0.3% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the deciduous orbweaver 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 deciduous orbweaver is listed for 3 countries.

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

The same countries as a list

  1. France
  2. Germany
  3. Spain

Why a country list is not a range map

Is the deciduous orbweaver 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 deciduous orbweaver classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classArachnida
  4. orderAraneae
  5. familyAraneidae
  6. genusAraneus
  7. SpeciesAraneus triguttatus (Fabricius, 1775)

Synonyms Aranea triguttata, Araneus agalena, Araneus aurantiacus, Araneus camelinus, Araneus drypta, Araneus mayo, Araneus signatus, Araneus youngi, Atea agelena, Atea triguttata, Epeira aurantiaca, Epeira camelina, Epeira mayo, Epeira youngii

Other names and names in other languages (10)
  • křižák trojtečnýCzech
  • Dreifleck-SchulterkreuzspinneGerman
  • háromfoltos keresztespókHungarian
  • 방울왕거미Korean
  • løvveverNorwegian Bokmål
  • DrievlekwielwebspinDutch
  • krzyżak czarownyPolish
  • Атея трёхпятнистаяRussian
  • križiak trojškvrnnýSlovak
  • lövhjulspindelSwedish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the deciduous orbweaver

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.

How big is the deciduous orbweaver?

An adult deciduous orbweaver measures 5.35 mm long, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Where does the deciduous orbweaver live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the deciduous orbweaver for 3 countries: France, Germany and Spain. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is the deciduous orbweaver?

The deciduous orbweaver (Araneus triguttatus) 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). Deciduous orbweaver (Araneus triguttatus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/deciduous-orbweaver

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BibTeX
@misc{deciduous_orbweaver_2026,
  title = {Deciduous orbweaver (Araneus triguttatus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/deciduous-orbweaver},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}