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title: "Four-spot Orbweaver"
description: "Araneus quadratus — Insetti e ragni. Araneus quadratus, the four-spot orb-weaver, is a common orb-weaver spider found in Europe and Central Asia, and as far as the Kamchatka Peninsula and Japan."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/four-spot-orbweaver
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Four-spot Orbweaver

> Araneus quadratus — Insetti e ragni. Araneus quadratus, the four-spot orb-weaver, is a common orb-weaver spider found in Europe and Central Asia, and as far as the Kamchatka Peninsula and Japan.

- Scientific name: *Araneus quadratus*
- Category: `insects` (Insetti e ragni)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta), `urban` (Città e giardini)
- iNaturalist observations: 12051
- Wikidata: [Q585674](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q585674)
- iNaturalist taxon: [121782](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/121782)

## Names

- en: Four-spot Orbweaver
- de: Vierfleckkreuzspinne
- fr: Épeire carrée
- nl: Viervlekwielwebspin
- pl: Krzyżak łąkowy

## Countries with the most observations

RU (1661), GB (1566), DE (1472), DK (1261), FR (766), PL (725), AT (532), IT (513), FI (391), CZ (375), LT (268), SE (230)

## Summary

Araneus quadratus, the four-spot orb-weaver, is a common orb-weaver spider found in Europe and Central Asia, and as far as the Kamchatka Peninsula and Japan. Females can reach 17 mm in length, especially when gravid, with males around half that. They are quite variable in appearance, ranging from brown to bright orange or green, but they always have the characteristic four white spots on the abdomen. The darker color morphs are easier to identify, due to the contrast between the white spots and the rest of the body. The legs are sometimes brightly striped.

The spider lives in gardens, wooded areas, or wherever there…

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

## Photo

![Four-spot Orbweaver](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/four-spot-orbweaver/medium.jpg)

Photo: Kian Hayles-Cotton · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/383456439

## Machine access

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