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title: "Butterfly Orbweaver"
description: "Araneus pegnia — Insetti e ragni. Araneus pegnia is a species of orb weaver in the spider family Araneidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/butterfly-orbweaver
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Butterfly Orbweaver

> Araneus pegnia — Insetti e ragni. Araneus pegnia is a species of orb weaver in the spider family Araneidae.

- Scientific name: *Araneus pegnia*
- Category: `insects` (Insetti e ragni)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 3822
- Wikidata: [Q1971857](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1971857)
- iNaturalist taxon: [153544](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/153544)

## Names

- en: Butterfly Orbweaver
- es: Araña mariposa

## Countries with the most observations

US (2675), MX (150), HN (12), NI (11), PA (7), CA (6), EC (4), CO (3)

## Summary

Araneus pegnia is a species of orb weaver in the spider family Araneidae. It is found in a range from the United States to Ecuador and Jamaica.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Martyn Drabik-Hamshare · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/136708084

## Machine access

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