Argiope (spider)
| Argiope Temporal range:
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| A. flavipalpis on web with stabilimentum in Ghana | |
| Writing spider eating a swallowtail butterfly | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Araneidae |
| Genus: | Argiope Audouin, 1826 |
| Type species | |
| Aranea lobata Pallas, 1772
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| Species | |
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86, see text. | |
| Synonyms | |
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The genus Argiope includes rather large orb weaver spiders that often have a strikingly coloured abdomen. These spiders are distributed throughout the world. Most countries in tropical or temperate climates host one or more Argiope species.