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genus

Argiope

Argiope is a genus in the family Araneidae. This database currently files 87 species under it, recorded across 26 countries.

Species filed
87
Threatened
0
Countries recorded
26
With a free photo
1%
Weight range
Not recorded

Best-known members of Argiope

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Where is Argiope found?

Species on file in this genus listed for each country. Checklist listings, which are incomplete for many species; not range maps.

Fiji: 1 speciesPapua New Guinea: 4 speciesIndonesia: 13 speciesArgentina: 2 speciesChile: 1 speciesSouth Africa: 1 speciesBrazil: 3 speciesPeru: 1 speciesPanama: 1 speciesGuyana: 2 speciesCuba: 1 speciesMadagascar: 1 speciesAlgeria: 1 speciesMyanmar: 1 speciesIndia: 6 speciesPortugal: 1 speciesSpain: 2 speciesAustralia: 12 speciesSri Lanka: 2 speciesChina: 5 speciesPhilippines: 6 speciesMalaysia: 1 speciesJapan: 3 speciesEgypt: 1 speciesEthiopia: 1 species
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species per country · small islands are not drawn at this scale
  1. Indonesia13
  2. Australia12
  3. India6
  4. Philippines6
  5. China5
  6. Papua New Guinea4
  7. Brazil3
  8. Japan3
  9. Argentina2
  10. Spain2
  11. Guyana2
  12. Sri Lanka2
  13. Singapore2
  14. Chile1
  15. Cuba1
  16. Algeria1
  17. Egypt1
  18. Ethiopia1
  19. Fiji1
  20. Madagascar1

All species in Argiope

Common nameScientific nameFamilyStatusWeightCountries
Wasp spiderArgiope bruennichiAraneidaeNot recordedNot recorded5
Lobed ArgiopeArgiope lobataAraneidaeNot recordedNot recorded2
Banded ArgiopeArgiope trifasciataAraneidaeNot recordedNot recorded4
Silver ArgiopeArgiope argentataAraneidaeNot recordedNot recorded6
Oval St. Andrew's cross spiderArgiope aemulaAraneidaeNot recordedNot recorded4
Kogane spiderArgiope amoenaAraneidaeNot recordedNot recorded1
Signature spiderArgiope anasujaAraneidaeNot recordedNot recorded1
Golden ArgiopeArgiope aurantiaAraneidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Hawaiian garden spiderArgiope appensaAraneidaeNot recordedNot recorded2
Grass cross spiderArgiope catenulataAraneidaeNot recordedNot recorded1
Small cross spiderArgiope minutaAraneidaeNot recordedNot recorded1
Garden cross spiderArgiope pulchellaAraneidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
St Andrews cross spiderArgiope keyserlingiAraneidaeNot recordedNot recorded1
Multi-coloured Saint Andrew's cross spiderArgiope versicolorAraneidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Rock orb-weaverArgiope mascordiAraneidaeNot recordedNot recorded1
Painted cross spiderArgiope pictaAraneidaeNot recordedNot recorded3
Tailed forest spiderArgiope protensaAraneidaeNot recordedNot recorded2
Magnificent Saint Andrew's cross spiderArgiope magnificaAraneidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Bark-hugging St. Andrew's cross spiderArgiope ocyaloidesAraneidaeNot recordedNot recorded1
Common garden orbweaverArgiope australisAraneidaeNot recordedNot recorded1
Green ArgiopeArgiope chloreisAraneidaeNot recordedNot recorded1
Dietrich's St Andrews cross spiderArgiope dietrichaeAraneidaeNot recordedNot recorded1
Florida ArgiopeArgiope floridaAraneidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Radon Saint Andrew's cross spiderArgiope radonAraneidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Mangrove Saint Andrew's cross spiderArgiope mangalAraneidaeNot recordedNot recorded1
Shield garden orbweaverArgiope aurocinctaAraneidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Koch's Saint Andrew's cross spiderArgiope kochiAraneidaeNot recordedNot recorded1
Hub garden orbweaverArgiope leviiAraneidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Leaf-backed St. Andrew’s crossArgiope probataAraneidaeNot recordedNot recorded1
Banded green ArgiopeArgiope chloreidesAraneidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedArgiope aethereaAraneidaeNot recordedNot recorded3
Not recordedArgiope aetheroidesAraneidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedArgiope ahngeriAraneidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedArgiope anomalopalpisAraneidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedArgiope beibengAraneidaeNot recordedNot recorded1
Not recordedArgiope bivittigeraAraneidaeNot recordedNot recorded1
Not recordedArgiope blandaAraneidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedArgiope boesenbergiAraneidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedArgiope bougainvillaAraneidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedArgiope brunnescentiaAraneidaeNot recordedNot recorded1
Not recordedArgiope buehleriAraneidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedArgiope bullockiAraneidaeNot recordedNot recorded1
Not recordedArgiope butchkoAraneidaeNot recordedNot recorded1
Not recordedArgiope caesareaAraneidaeNot recordedNot recorded1
Not recordedArgiope caledoniaAraneidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedArgiope cameloidesAraneidaeNot recordedNot recorded1
Not recordedArgiope carvalhoiAraneidaeNot recordedNot recorded1
Not recordedArgiope comoricaAraneidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedArgiope coquereliAraneidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedArgiope dangAraneidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedArgiope doboensisAraneidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedArgiope doleschalliAraneidaeNot recordedNot recorded1
Not recordedArgiope ericaeAraneidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedArgiope flavipalpisAraneidaeNot recordedNot recorded1
Not recordedArgiope halmaherensisAraneidaeNot recordedNot recorded1
Not recordedArgiope hinderlichiAraneidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedArgiope hoiseniAraneidaeNot recordedNot recorded1
Not recordedArgiope intricataAraneidaeNot recordedNot recorded1
Not recordedArgiope jinghongensisAraneidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedArgiope kaingangAraneidaeNot recordedNot recorded1
Not recordedArgiope katherinaAraneidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedArgiope legionisAraneidaeNot recordedNot recorded1
Not recordedArgiope luzonaAraneidaeNot recordedNot recorded1
Not recordedArgiope macrochoeraAraneidaeNot recordedNot recorded1
Not recordedArgiope madangAraneidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedArgiope manilaAraneidaeNot recordedNot recorded1
Not recordedArgiope modestaAraneidaeNot recordedNot recorded1
Not recordedArgiope niasensisAraneidaeNot recordedNot recorded1
Not recordedArgiope oculaAraneidaeNot recordedNot recorded1
Not recordedArgiope pentagonaAraneidaeNot recordedNot recorded1
Not recordedArgiope perforataAraneidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedArgiope pictulaAraneidaeNot recordedNot recorded1
Not recordedArgiope ponapeAraneidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedArgiope possoicaAraneidaeNot recordedNot recorded1
Not recordedArgiope pulchelloidesAraneidaeNot recordedNot recorded1
Not recordedArgiope ranomafanensisAraneidaeNot recordedNot recorded1
Not recordedArgiope reinwardtiAraneidaeNot recordedNot recorded2
Not recordedArgiope sectorAraneidaeNot recordedNot recorded1
Not recordedArgiope songketicaAraneidaeNot recordedNot recorded1
Not recordedArgiope squallicaAraneidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedArgiope submaronicaAraneidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedArgiope takumAraneidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedArgiope tapinolobataAraneidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedArgiope taprobanicaAraneidaeNot recordedNot recorded1
Not recordedArgiope trukAraneidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedArgiope undulataAraneidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded
Not recordedArgiope vietnamensisAraneidaeNot recordedNot recordedNot recorded