Mangora acalypha (Walckenaer, 1802) is a animal in the Araneidae family, order Araneae, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Mangora acalypha (Walckenaer, 1802)

Mangora acalypha (Walckenaer, 1802)

Mangora acalypha (cricket-bat orbweaver) is an Araneidae spider found across the Palearctic in meadows, forests, and gardens.

Family
Genus
Mangora
Order
Araneae
Class
Arachnida

About Mangora acalypha (Walckenaer, 1802)

Mangora acalypha (Walckenaer, 1802), commonly called the cricket-bat orbweaver, is a spider species that belongs to the family Araneidae. It is distributed across the entire Palearctic realm. Charles Athanase Walckenaer originally described this species in 1802, under the name Aranea acalypha. This spider is commonly found living in meadows, forests, and gardens.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Arachnida Araneae Araneidae Mangora

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