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title: "Ornamental Tree Trunk Spider"
description: "Herennia multipuncta — Insetos e aranhas. Herennia multipuncta, commonly known as the spotted coin spider, is a species of spider in the family Nephilidae native to Asia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/ornamental-tree-trunk-spider
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Ornamental Tree Trunk Spider

> Herennia multipuncta — Insetos e aranhas. Herennia multipuncta, commonly known as the spotted coin spider, is a species of spider in the family Nephilidae native to Asia.

- Scientific name: *Herennia multipuncta*
- Category: `insects` (Insetos e aranhas)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 2235
- Wikidata: [Q1906437](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1906437)
- iNaturalist taxon: [147245](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/147245)

## Names

- en: Ornamental Tree Trunk Spider

## Countries with the most observations

IN (949), TH (223), ID (191), SG (148), CN (124), MY (108), LK (46), VN (34), KH (15), PH (10), NP (7), LA (5)

## Summary

Herennia multipuncta, commonly known as the spotted coin spider, is a species of spider in the family Nephilidae native to Asia. It exhibits sexual dimorphism, the female being much larger than the male. It weaves a small web on the trunk of a tree or the wall of a building and is well camouflaged by its dappled colouration.

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

## Photo

![Ornamental Tree Trunk Spider](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/ornamental-tree-trunk-spider/medium.jpg)

Photo: Fernando Sessegolo · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/190185768

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/ornamental-tree-trunk-spider?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).