Mecynogea lemniscata (Walckenaer, 1841) is a animal in the Araneidae family, order Araneae, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Mecynogea lemniscata (Walckenaer, 1841)

Mecynogea lemniscata (Walckenaer, 1841)

The basilica orbweaver Mecynogea lemniscata is an Araneidae orb weaver found from the US to Argentina.

Family
Genus
Mecynogea
Order
Araneae
Class
Arachnida

About Mecynogea lemniscata (Walckenaer, 1841)

Mecynogea lemniscata, commonly known as the basilica orbweaver, is a species of orb weaver spider belonging to the family Araneidae. This species has a distribution that extends from the United States down to Argentina.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Arachnida Araneae Araneidae Mecynogea

More from Araneidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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