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Pale cross orbweaver

Araneus pallidus (Olivier, 1789)

Status not recordedspiders

The pale cross orbweaver (Araneus pallidus) is a species in the family Araneidae, order Araneae. Source checklists list it for 2 countries: France and Portugal.

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Quick facts about the pale cross orbweaver

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
2 countriessrc for Countries on record

Where does the pale cross 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 pale cross orbweaver is listed for 2 countries.

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

  1. France
  2. Portugal

Why a country list is not a range map

Is the pale cross 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 pale cross orbweaver classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classArachnida
  4. orderAraneae
  5. familyAraneidae
  6. genusAraneus
  7. SpeciesAraneus pallidus (Olivier, 1789)

Synonyms Araneus angulatus castaneus, Araneus angulatus crucinceptus, Araneus angulatus fuscus, Araneus angulatus iberoi, Araneus angulatus pallidus, Araneus olivieri, Araneus pyrenaeus, Epeira pyrenaea

Other names and names in other languages (7)
  • křižák bledýCzech
  • Épeire pâleFrench
  • krzyżak bladyPolish
  • Aranha-dos-jardinsPortuguese
  • Épeire des maraisFrench
  • Aranha-de-cruz-mediterrânicaPortuguese
  • Tecedeira-de-cruz-pálidaPortuguese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the pale cross 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.

Where does the pale cross orbweaver live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the pale cross orbweaver for 2 countries: France and Portugal. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is the pale cross orbweaver?

The pale cross orbweaver (Araneus pallidus) 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). Pale cross orbweaver (Araneus pallidus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/pale-cross-orbweaver

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{pale_cross_orbweaver_2026,
  title = {Pale cross orbweaver (Araneus pallidus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/pale-cross-orbweaver},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}