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title: "Pale Cross Orbweaver"
description: "Araneus pallidus — Insecten en spinnen. Araneus pallidus is an orb-weaving spider found in Southwest Europe (Portugal, Spain, France) and Northwest Africa (Algeria)."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/pale-cross-orbweaver
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Pale Cross Orbweaver

> Araneus pallidus — Insecten en spinnen. Araneus pallidus is an orb-weaving spider found in Southwest Europe (Portugal, Spain, France) and Northwest Africa (Algeria).

- Scientific name: *Araneus pallidus*
- Category: `insects` (Insecten en spinnen)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1443
- Wikidata: [Q2755545](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2755545)
- iNaturalist taxon: [366181](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/366181)

## Names

- en: Pale Cross Orbweaver
- fr: Épeire pâle

## Countries with the most observations

FR (373), PT (288), ES (281), DZ (7), GI (6)

## Summary

Araneus pallidus is an orb-weaving spider found in Southwest Europe (Portugal, Spain, France) and Northwest Africa (Algeria).

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

## Photo

![Pale Cross Orbweaver](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/pale-cross-orbweaver/medium.jpg)

Photo: Yennenga · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/190495863

## Machine access

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