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Cricket Bat Spider

Mangora acalypha

Classification

Order
Araneae
Family
Araneidae

Mangora acalypha, also known by its common name cricket-bat orbweaver, is a species of spider in the family Araneidae, found throughout the Palearctic realm. This species was originally described by Charles Athanase Walckenaer in 1802 as Aranea acalypha. Habitat Mangora acalypha is common in meadows, forests and gardens.

Distribution

Bas van Hulst-Kuiper · CC BY
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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Netherlands · 4,483France · 2,538Germany · 1,838Spain · 1,200United Kingdom · 971Italy · 578Belgium · 144Switzerland · 141Luxembourg · 60