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title: "Garden cross spider"
description: "Argiope pulchella — Insects & spiders. Argiope pulchella is a species of the orb-weaver spider family, Araneidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/garden-cross-spider
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Garden cross spider

> Argiope pulchella — Insects & spiders. Argiope pulchella is a species of the orb-weaver spider family, Araneidae.

- Scientific name: *Argiope pulchella*
- Category: `insects` (Insects & spiders)
- Habitats: `urban` (Towns & gardens)
- iNaturalist observations: 2163
- Wikidata: [Q965090](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q965090)
- iNaturalist taxon: [324529](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/324529)

## Names

- en: Garden cross spider

## Countries with the most observations

IN (1339), NP (79), BD (15), BT (11), LK (10), PK (6)

## Summary

Argiope pulchella is a species of the orb-weaver spider family, Araneidae. Its range extends from India to China, Indochina, and Sumatra. It is a synanthropic species, often living in habitats associated with humans.

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

## Photo

![Garden cross spider](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/garden-cross-spider/medium.jpg)

Photo: SUBHASHGHULE · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/332858435

## Machine access

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