Leucauge argyrobapta
| Leucauge argyrobapta | |
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| Mabel's orchard orbweaver, Leucauge argyrobapta | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Tetragnathidae |
| Genus: | Leucauge |
| Species: | L. argyrobapta
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| Binomial name | |
| Leucauge argyrobapta (White, 1841)
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Leucauge argyrobapta, or Mabel's orchard orb weaver, is a species of long-jawed orb weaver in the spider family Tetragnathidae. It is found from the United States south to Brazil.[1][2]
Leucauge argyrobapta at the centre of its web, South Carolina
The specific name is from Ancient Greek βάπτω (baptō, "to dip") and ἄργῠρος (argyros, "silver"), so called because the spider appears to have been "dipped" in silvery paint.[3][4]
References[]
- ^ "World Spider Catalog, Leucauge argyrobapta". Retrieved 2019-12-26.
- ^ "Leucauge argyrobapta species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-12-26.
- ^ "Orchard orbweaver, Leucauge-argyrobapta". entnemdept.ufl.edu.
- ^ "Species Leucauge argyrobapta". bugguide.net.
Categories:
- Leucauge
- Spiders described in 1841
- Tetragnathidae stubs