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Neoscona bengalensis

Minibeast photographs and field observations.

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Species notes

About Neoscona bengalensis

Neoscona bengalensis (also recorded as Spotted orb weaver) is an accepted species in the family Araneidae, within the order Araneae. Checklist records aggregated by GBIF list it from Pakistan, India, Bangladesh. Spiders are arachnids rather than insects: adults have eight legs, no antennae and a body divided into two main regions.

Common name
Spotted orb weaver
Family
Araneidae
Order
Araneae
Identification rank
Species
Recorded distribution
Pakistan, India, Bangladesh

Taxonomy source: GBIF Backbone Taxonomy