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title: "Basilica Orbweaver"
description: "Mecynogea lemniscata — Insekten & Spinnen. Mecynogea lemniscata, the basilica orbweaver, is a species of orb weaver in the spider family Araneidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/basilica-orbweaver
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Basilica Orbweaver

> Mecynogea lemniscata — Insekten & Spinnen. Mecynogea lemniscata, the basilica orbweaver, is a species of orb weaver in the spider family Araneidae.

- Scientific name: *Mecynogea lemniscata*
- Category: `insects` (Insekten & Spinnen)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 6178
- Wikidata: [Q2189175](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2189175)
- iNaturalist taxon: [121441](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/121441)

## Names

- en: Basilica Orbweaver
- es: ArañaTejedora de Basílica

## Countries with the most observations

US (5457), MX (74), BR (10), HN (6), PA (6), NI (5), CR (3)

## Summary

Mecynogea lemniscata, the basilica orbweaver, is a species of orb weaver in the spider family Araneidae. It is found in a range from the United States to Argentina.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Hallie Carter · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/15113350

## Machine access

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