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title: "Starbellied Orbweaver"
description: "Acanthepeira stellata — Insekten & Spinnen. Acanthepeira stellata, known generally as the starbellied orbweaver or starbellied spider, is a species of orb weaver in the spider family Araneidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/de/animal/starbellied-orbweaver
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Starbellied Orbweaver

> Acanthepeira stellata — Insekten & Spinnen. Acanthepeira stellata, known generally as the starbellied orbweaver or starbellied spider, is a species of orb weaver in the spider family Araneidae.

- Scientific name: *Acanthepeira stellata*
- Category: `insects` (Insekten & Spinnen)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 4392
- Wikidata: [Q2395112](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2395112)
- iNaturalist taxon: [51709](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/51709)

## Names

- en: Starbellied Orbweaver
- es: Araña tejedora espalda de estrella
- fr: Araignée étoilée

## Countries with the most observations

US (1580), CA (176), MX (42)

## Summary

Acanthepeira stellata, known generally as the starbellied orbweaver or starbellied spider, is a species of orb weaver in the spider family Araneidae. It is found in a range from Canada to Mexico. It is most commonly found along the Eastern and Western coastline of North America.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Lyn Roueche · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/70320109

## Machine access

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