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Silver Argiope

Argiope argentata (Fabricius, 1775)

Status not recordedspiders

The silver argiope (Argiope argentata) is a species in the family Araneidae, order Araneae. Source checklists list it for 6 countries, including Australia, Brazil and Chile.

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Quick facts about the silver argiope

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
6 countriessrc for Countries on record

Where does the silver 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 silver argiope is listed for 6 countries.

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

  1. Australia
  2. Brazil
  3. Chile
  4. Guyana
  5. Panama
  6. Peru

Is the silver 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 silver argiope classified?

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

Synonyms Aranea argentata, Argiope carinata, Argiope cuyunii, Argiope filiargentata, Argiope filinfracta, Argiope gracilenta, Argiope hirta, Argiope indistincta, Argiope panamensis, Argiope waughi

Other names and names in other languages (8)
  • Silver garden orbweaverEnglish
  • Silver garden spiderEnglish
  • křižák stříbrnýCzech
  • Araña plateada de jardínSpanish
  • Argiope argentéeFrench
  • Ragno vespa argentatoItalian
  • Aranha-de-PrataPortuguese
  • Araña tigreSpanish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the silver 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 silver argiope live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the silver argiope for 6 countries, including Australia, Brazil, Chile, Guyana and Panama. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

What kind of animal is the silver argiope?

The silver argiope (Argiope argentata) 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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BibTeX
@misc{silver_argiope_2026,
  title = {Silver Argiope (Argiope argentata)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/silver-argiope},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}