Sunday 23 November 2008

Cucumber Green Spider* (Araniella opisthographa)

OTHER NAMES: N/A
Latin Name Etymology: Araniella (?) opisthographa ("writing on the back")

Adult Cucumber Green Spider* (Araniella opisthographa) at Geddington, Northants - June 2016
* This name is shared by several very similar species.

Featured Subspecies: ?
Length: 6mm  /  Weight: ?
NO UK STATUS IUCN Red List: Not Yet Evaluated 

As with many of the smaller invertibrates, this identification is somewhat tentative - there are two very similar species that can only be identifified at a very close level but opisthographa is more common near to me than cucurbitina.  Both species are notable for their distinctive green abdomen.

Related Species:
ORDER: Araneae
FAMILY: Araneidae
GENUS: Araniella
SUBSPECIES: none - monotypic 

 - Sighting Locations -
UNITED KINGDOM - A widespread resident.
 - Seen at Geddington.

Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto

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