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title: "Arabesque Orbweaver"
description: "Neoscona arabesca — Insekten & Spinnen. Neoscona arabesca is a common orb-weaver spider found throughout North America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/arabesque-orbweaver
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Arabesque Orbweaver

> Neoscona arabesca — Insekten & Spinnen. Neoscona arabesca is a common orb-weaver spider found throughout North America.

- Scientific name: *Neoscona arabesca*
- Category: `insects` (Insekten & Spinnen)
- Habitats: `forest` (Wald), `grassland` (Wiese & Feld), `urban` (Stadt & Garten)
- iNaturalist observations: 20048
- Wikidata: [Q2403055](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2403055)
- iNaturalist taxon: [119342](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/119342)

## Names

- en: Arabesque Orbweaver
- es: Araña tejedora arabesca

## Countries with the most observations

US (10265), CA (1989), MX (64), HN (44), SV (4), GT (3), NI (3)

## Summary

Neoscona arabesca is a common orb-weaver spider found throughout North America. Often called the arabesque orbweaver, after the cryptic, brightly colored, swirling markings on its prominent abdomen, this spider can be found in fields, forests, gardens, and on human structures. Neoscona species are among the most common and abundant orb weavers and are found on all continents. Females range in size from  5–7 mm (0.20–0.28 in) and males 5–6 mm (0.20–0.24 in).
Females build a vertical web measuring 15–45 cm (5.9–17.7 in) in diameter, with 18-20 radii. The hub is open and crossed by only one or two threads. At night,…

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Lucas Garriga · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/253589680

## Machine access

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