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title: "Green-legged Orbweaver"
description: "Mangora maculata — Insects & spiders. Mangora maculata, the greenlegged orbweaver, is a species of orb weaver in the spider family Araneidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/green-legged-orbweaver
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Green-legged Orbweaver

> Mangora maculata — Insects & spiders. Mangora maculata, the greenlegged orbweaver, is a species of orb weaver in the spider family Araneidae.

- Scientific name: *Mangora maculata*
- Category: `insects` (Insects & spiders)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 2001
- Wikidata: [Q2055875](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2055875)
- iNaturalist taxon: [153553](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/153553)

## Names

- en: Green-legged Orbweaver
- fr: Épeire à pattes vertes

## Countries with the most observations

US (415), CA (91)

## Summary

Mangora maculata, the greenlegged orbweaver, is a species of orb weaver in the spider family Araneidae. It is found in the United States.

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

## Photo

![Green-legged Orbweaver](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/green-legged-orbweaver/medium.jpg)

Photo: kristinpiston · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/240425119

## Machine access

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