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title: "Walnut Orbweaver"
description: "Nuctenea umbratica — Insetti e ragni. Nuctenea umbratica, the walnut orb-weaver spider, is a species of spider in the family Araneidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/walnut-orbweaver
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Walnut Orbweaver

> Nuctenea umbratica — Insetti e ragni. Nuctenea umbratica, the walnut orb-weaver spider, is a species of spider in the family Araneidae.

- Scientific name: *Nuctenea umbratica*
- Category: `insects` (Insetti e ragni)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 29364
- Wikidata: [Q1624740](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1624740)
- iNaturalist taxon: [130092](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/130092)

## Names

- en: Walnut Orbweaver
- de: Gewöhnliche Spaltenkreuzspinne
- fr: Épeire des Fissures
- nl: Platte wielwebspin
- pl: Kołosz szczelinowy

## Countries with the most observations

DE (4535), FR (3565), AT (3050), GB (2799), IT (1539), DK (1515), PL (987), CZ (909), SE (643), NL (521), BE (471), CH (468)

## Summary

Nuctenea umbratica, the walnut orb-weaver spider, is a species of spider in the family Araneidae.

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

## Photo

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

Photo: Martin Růžicka · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/124391882

## Machine access

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