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Spiders & tarantulas

Pretty Orbweaver

Eriophora nephiloides (O.Pickard-Cambridge, 1889)

Names

EnglishPretty Orbweaver
Dutch—
Spanish—
Chinese—
Sranan Tongoanansi (general name for the group)
Scientific nameEriophora nephiloides (O.Pickard-Cambridge, 1889)

About this species

Eriophora nephiloides is a species of orb weaver in the spider family Araneidae first described in Biologia Centrali-Americana: Arachnida-Aranediea by Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1889. Its recognized range is from Guatemala to Guayana, but has been documented as far south as Bolivia.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassArachnida
OrderAraneae
FamilyAraneidae
GenusEriophora

In Suriname

15Records in Suriname
16iNaturalist observations
2020First record
2026Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Brokopondo12
  • Sipaliwini3

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

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