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title: "Spotted Orbweaver"
description: "Neoscona crucifera — Insects & spiders. Neoscona crucifera is an orb-weaver spider in the family Araneidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/spotted-orbweaver
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Spotted Orbweaver

> Neoscona crucifera — Insects & spiders. Neoscona crucifera is an orb-weaver spider in the family Araneidae.

- Scientific name: *Neoscona crucifera*
- Category: `insects` (Insects & spiders)
- Habitats: `urban` (Towns & gardens)
- iNaturalist observations: 76165
- Wikidata: [Q1645599](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1645599)
- iNaturalist taxon: [85034](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/85034)

## Names

- en: Spotted Orbweaver
- es: Araña de cruz

## Countries with the most observations

US (40927), MX (947), CA (853), PT (52), ES (7)

## Summary

Neoscona crucifera is an orb-weaver spider in the family Araneidae. It is found in the United States from Maine to Florida in the east, to Minnesota in the Midwest, to Arizona in the southwest, southern California coastal communities and in Mexico. Its common names include Hentz orbweaver (after Nicholas Marcellus Hentz), spotted orbweaver, and barn spider. The name "barn spider" is also commonly used for a different spider, Araneus cavaticus; its appearance is similar to a Neoscona nautica.
Generally nocturnal, females may become diurnal in the fall. Females are about 9.5–19 millimeters (0.37–0.75 in) long, while…

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Mirko Schoenitz · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/85034

## Machine access

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