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title: "Cross Orbweaver"
description: "Araneus diadematus — Insects & spiders. The spider species Araneus diadematus is commonly called the European garden spider, cross orbweaver, diadem spider, orangie, cross spider, and crowned orb weaver."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/cross-orbweaver
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Cross Orbweaver

> Araneus diadematus — Insects & spiders. The spider species Araneus diadematus is commonly called the European garden spider, cross orbweaver, diadem spider, orangie, cross spider, and crowned orb weaver.

- Scientific name: *Araneus diadematus*
- Category: `insects` (Insects & spiders)
- Habitats: `urban` (Towns & gardens)
- iNaturalist observations: 171641
- Wikidata: [Q337509](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q337509)
- iNaturalist taxon: [52628](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/52628)

## Names

- en: Cross Orbweaver
- de: Gartenkreuzspinne
- es: Araña Europea de Jardín
- fr: Épeire diadème
- nl: Kruisspin
- pl: Krzyżak ogrodowy

## Countries with the most observations

US (32934), CA (22027), GB (21666), DE (13877), FR (8824), RU (6019), DK (5584), IT (4752), AT (4056), PL (3884), NL (2805), CZ (2299)

## Summary

The spider species Araneus diadematus is commonly called the European garden spider, cross orbweaver, diadem spider, orangie, cross spider, and crowned orb weaver. It is sometimes called the pumpkin spider, although this name is also used for a different species, Araneus marmoreus. It is an orb-weaver spider found in Europe, where it is native, and North America, where it was introduced.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Araneus_diadematus

## Photo

![Cross Orbweaver](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/cross-orbweaver/medium.jpg)

Photo: Ben · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/390714591

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/cross-orbweaver?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).