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title: "Red-spotted Orbweaver"
description: "Araneus cingulatus — Insectes et araignées. Araneus cingulatus is a species of orb weaver in the family of spiders known as Araneidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/fr/animal/red-spotted-orbweaver
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Red-spotted Orbweaver

> Araneus cingulatus — Insectes et araignées. Araneus cingulatus is a species of orb weaver in the family of spiders known as Araneidae.

- Scientific name: *Araneus cingulatus*
- Category: `insects` (Insectes et araignées)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 2224
- Wikidata: [Q2184000](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2184000)
- iNaturalist taxon: [214057](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/214057)

## Names

- en: Red-spotted Orbweaver

## Countries with the most observations

US (813), CA (7)

## Summary

Araneus cingulatus is a species of orb weaver in the family of spiders known as Araneidae. It is found in the United States and British Columbia, Canada.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Brian Dickerson · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/387154244

## Machine access

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