Argiope catenulata females are larger in size than males. The female cephalothorax is yellow with black eye margins, the abdomen is oval with a black and yellow-white back pattern, and there are brown patches, irregular in shape in the center of the opisthosoma. The legs are black with thin white rings. Males have a brownish-red to yellowish-brown cephalothorax with black eye margins. The abdomen is oval, yellow in color, has the same pattern as the female. The legs are yellowish brown.
Description
Population Size
unknown
Life Span
-
WEIGHT
-
LENGTH
Male: 3-4 mm; Female: 4-5 mm
Ar
Arboreal
In
Insectivorest
Te
Terrestrial
Classification
KINGDOM
:
Animalia
PHYLUM
:
Arthropoda
CLASS
:
Arachnida
ORDER
:
Aranae
FAMILY
:
Araneidae
GENUS
:
Argiope
SPECIES
:
Argiope catenulata