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title: "Gorse Orbweaver"
description: "Agalenatea redii — Insects & spiders. Agalenatea redii is a species of 'orbweavers' belonging to the family Araneidae subfamily Araneinae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/gorse-orbweaver
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Gorse Orbweaver

> Agalenatea redii — Insects & spiders. Agalenatea redii is a species of 'orbweavers' belonging to the family Araneidae subfamily Araneinae.

- Scientific name: *Agalenatea redii*
- Category: `insects` (Insects & spiders)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 11766
- Wikidata: [Q1796599](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1796599)
- iNaturalist taxon: [121779](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/121779)

## Names

- en: Gorse Orbweaver
- de: Körbchenspinne
- fr: Épeire de velours
- nl: Brede wielwebspin

## Countries with the most observations

FR (3440), ES (1641), PT (891), DE (827), IT (784), GB (574), RU (503), PL (324), DK (234), UA (228), AT (208), HU (142)

## Summary

Agalenatea redii is a species of 'orbweavers' belonging to the family Araneidae subfamily Araneinae.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: eth · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/282356638

## Machine access

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