Neoscona: Spotted Orbweaver

Additional Spider Resources Spotted Orbweavers Types of Spiders

The top picture shows a Western Spotted Orbweaver (Neoscona oaxacensis), a native species of the Southwest from California to Texas.

Physical differences within the species are often noted.

The two triangular marks at the top of the abdomen, followed by the smaller oval marks, represent one typical N. oaxacensis pattern.

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