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Neoscona rufofemorata

Minibeast photographs and field observations.

Tropical rainforest vegetation at Singapore Botanic Gardens
Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 4.0

Species notes

About Neoscona rufofemorata

Neoscona rufofemorata is treated by the GBIF Backbone as a synonym of Neoscona vigilans (also recorded as Vigilant Spotted Orbweaver), an accepted species in the family Araneidae, within the order Araneae. Checklist records aggregated by GBIF list it from China, China (Hainan), Myanmar, South Africa, and Tanzania. Spiders are arachnids rather than insects: adults have eight legs, no antennae and a body divided into two main regions.

Common name
Vigilant Spotted Orbweaver
Family
Araneidae
Order
Araneae
Identification rank
Species
Recorded distribution
China, China (Hainan), Myanmar, South Africa, Tanzania

Taxonomy source: GBIF Backbone Taxonomy