---
title: "Small Cross Spider"
description: "Argiope minuta — Insetos e aranhas. Argiope minuta is a species of spider of the genus Argiope."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/small-cross-spider
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Small Cross Spider

> Argiope minuta — Insetos e aranhas. Argiope minuta is a species of spider of the genus Argiope.

- Scientific name: *Argiope minuta*
- Category: `insects` (Insetos e aranhas)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1278
- Wikidata: [Q1952936](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1952936)
- iNaturalist taxon: [349095](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/349095)

## Names

- en: Small Cross Spider

## Countries with the most observations

CN (271), KR (271), JP (261), HK (33), TW (30), IN (9)

## Summary

Argiope minuta is a species of spider of the genus Argiope. It is found across East Asia and South Asia, including India, Bangladesh, China, Taiwan, Korea, and Japan.

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

## Photo

![Small Cross Spider](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/small-cross-spider/medium.jpg)

Photo: renshuchu · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/240477688

## Machine access

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